“Room for one more, honey.” (GIF via GIPHY)

Following is a comprehensive list of the celebrated figures we lost in 2023.

Each name is followed by the deceased figure's age at the time of death, birth and death dates, a description and a link to the original obit.

Video of 400+ names:

Back to 2023 ... who did I miss?

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James Abourezk, 92 (February 24, 1931-February 24, 2023) First Arab-American senator, a Democrat from South Dakota OBIT

The Eye had it (Image via East Village Eye)

Leonard Abrams, 68 (December 19, 1954-April 1, 2023) Founder of The East Village Eye OBIT

Shooting for the stars (Image via video still)

Sharon Acker, 87 (April 2, 1935-March 16, 2023) Star of the noir film Point Blank (1967) and the slasher flick Happy Birthday to Me (1981), memorable on TV as Odona on a 1969 episode of Star Trek and as Della Street on The New Perry Mason (1973-1974) OBIT

Joss Ackland, 95 (February 29, 1928-November 19, 2023) Prolific English actor known especially for his work in 1987's White Mischief OBIT

Ama Ata Aidoo, 81 (March 23, 1942-May 31, 2023) Ghanaian writer OBIT

AKA, 35 (January 28, 1988-February 10, 2023) Influential South African rapper OBIT

Mohamed al-Fayed, 94 (January 27, 1929-August 30, 2023) Egyptian businessman behind the Ritz in Paris and Harrods in London whose son Dodi (1955-1997) perished with Princess Diana (1961-1997) OBIT

Lou Alexander, 91 (circa 1932-July 2023) Nightclub comic OBIT

Alicia Allain, 53 (July 14, 1969-February 21, 2023) Actress and producer, wife of John Schneider (b. 1960) OBIT

Jesus Alou, 80 (March 24, 1942-March 10, 2023) One of three Alou brothers who played Major League Baseball OBIT

He played a Native American, but was Jewish — and a major supporter of Jewish charities. (Image via RCA)

Ed Ames, 95 (July 9, 1927-May 21, 2023) Solo singer and member of the Ames Brothers (1947-1963) famous for playing Native American Mingo (1964-1968) and for his terrible aim with a tomahawk in a 1965 Tonight Show appearance OBIT

Cashing in (Image via Jonathan Cape)

Martin Amis, 73 (August 25, 1949-May 19, 2023) Acclaimed novelist behind such works as Money: A Suicide Note (1985) and The Information (1995) OBIT

Greta Andersen, 95 (May 1, 1927-February 6, 2023) Champion marathon swimmer OBIT

Leny Andrade, 80 (January 26, 1943-July 24, 2023) So-called “First Lady of Brazilian Jazz” OBIT

Sister André, 118 (February 11, 1904-January 17, 2023) French nun who had been the oldest known living person in the world OBIT

A midsummer night's nightmare (Images via video still)

Kenneth Anger, 96 (February 3, 1927-May 24, 2023) Highly influential — and controversial — so-called first queer filmmaker behind such shorts as Fireworks (1947), Scorpio Rising (1963) and Lucifer Rising (1970-1980) OBIT

Richard Anobile, 76 (February 6, 1947-February 10, 2023) Prolific writer of film books, including 1973's The Marx Bros. Scrapbook OBIT

Ida Applebroog, 93 (November 11, 1929-October 21, 2023) Artist who used paintings, drawings, video and sculpture OBIT

Pierre Apraxine, 88 (December 10, 1934-February 26, 2023) Archivist who assembled one of the greatest photography collections in the world, now a staple of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's holdings OBIT

Selma Archerd, 98 (February 26, 1925-December 14, 2023) Widow of Variety columnist Army Archerd (1922-2009) who acted in bit parts on such TV shows as The Brady Bunch (1973) and films including Mommie Dearest (1981), Die Hard (1988) and The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) OBIT

The Little Miss Sunshine boy (GIF via GIPHY)

Alan Arkin, 89 (March 26, 1934-June 29, 2023) Oscar-winning, Tony-winning actor and director who appeared in such films as The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1967), Wait Until Dark (1967), The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Catch-22 (1970), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972), Freebie and the Bean (1974), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976), The In-Laws (1979), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), So I Married an Axe Murderer (193), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Gattaca (1997), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), America's Sweethearts (2001), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and Argo (2012); who appeared onstage in such plays as Enter Laughing (1963) and Luv (1964), and was Tony-nominated for directing The Sunshine Boys (1975); and who capped off a 60-plus-year career with his fifth and sixth Emmy nominations for The Kominsky Method (2018-2021) OBIT

Heather B. Armstrong, 47 (July 19, 1975-May 9, 2023) So-called Queen of the Mommy Bloggers OBIT

Clarence Avant, 92 (February 25, 1932-August 13, 2023) Black entertainment mogul and guru OBIT

Francisco Ayala, 88 (March 12, 1934-March 3, 2023) Disgraced biologist OBIT

Jack Axelrod, 93 (January 25, 1930-November 28, 2023) Actor in such diverse fare as Bananas (1971) and Little Fockers (2010), who played a mob boss on General Hospital (1987-1989) OBIT

He was a groovy baby. (GIF via GIPHY)

Burt Bacharach, 94 (May 12, 1928-February 8, 2023) Oscar-winning pianist, composer and producer whose work, especially with Hal David (1921-2012) and Carole Bayer Sager (b. 1947), and especially for Dionne Warwick (b. 1940), defined pop in the 20th century. Along with serving as arranger/conductor for Marlene Dietrich's (1901-1992) nightclub-tour comeback in the '50s, and writing the Broadway hit Promises, Promises (1968), songs he wrote or co-wrote include: “Once in a Blue Moon” (1952) for Nat King Cole (1919-1965); “The Story of My Life” (1958) for Marty Robbins (1925-1982); “Magic Moments” (1957) for Perry Como (1912-2001); “Mexican Divorce” and “Please Stay” (1961) for the Drifters; “Don't Make Me Over” (1962), “Wishin and Hopin'” (1964), “Anyone Who Had a Heart” (1964), “Walk on By” (1964), “A House Is Not a Home” (1964), “I Say a Little Prayer” (1967) and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” (1968) for Warwick; “(They Long to Be) Close to You” (1963) for Richard Chamberlain (b. 1934) and covered iconically by the Carpenters; “What the World Needs Now Is Love” (1965) for Jackie DeShannon (b. 1941); “Alfie” (1966) by Cilla Black (1943-2015) and covered iconically by Warwick and Cher (b. 1946); “The Look of Love” (1967) for Dusty Springfield (1939-1999); “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head” (1969) for B.J. Thomas (1942-2021); “Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)” (1981) for Christopher Cross (b. 1951); “Heartlight” (1982) for Neil Diamond (b. 1941); “That's What Friends Are For (1982)” originally for Rod Stewart (b. 1945) and covered iconically by Warwick, Stevie Wonder (b. 1950), Gladys Knight (b. 1944) and Elton John (b. 1947); and “On My Own” (1986) for Patti LaBelle (b. 1944) and Michael McDonald (b. 1952) — among countless others OBIT

Tim Bachman, 71 (August 1, 1951-April 28, 2023) Bachman-Turner Overdrive's founding guitarist OBIT

Robbie Bachman, 69 (February 18, 1953-January 12, 2023) Drummer in the Bachman-Turner Overdrive OBIT

Amos Badertscher, 86 (October 1, 1936-July 24, 2023) Photographer who captured Baltimore's kinky fringe OBIT

John Bailey, 81 (August 10, 1942-November 10, 2023) Cinematographer who was head of AMPAS OBIT

Radcliffe Bailey, 54 (November 25, 1968-November 14, 2023) Artist who explored the Black experience via family photography and African symbols OBIT

Robbin Bain, 87 (August 10, 1936-October 21, 2023) Pageant winner and Today show girl OBIT

Judy Balaban, 91 (October 13, 1932-October 19, 2023) Hollywood socialite who became a noted philanthropist OBIT

Jeffrey Ballard, 64 (circa 1958-January 30, 2023) Publicist with long ties to teen and youth-targeted artists OBIT

Sal Bando, 78 (February 13, 1944-January 20, 2023) Third baseman and captain of the Oakland A's in the 1970s OBIT

Russell Banks, 82 (March 28, 1940-January 8, 2023) Pulitzer Prize finalist for the novels Continental Drift (1985) and Cloudsplitter (1998) OBIT

Richard Barancik, 98 (October 19, 1924-July 14, 2023) Played a prominent role in the Allied operation to preserve European art stolen by the Nazis, last of the Monuments Men OBIT

Ady Barkan, 39 (December 18, 1983-November 1, 2023) Health care and jobs activist OBIT

First day on the job (GIF via GIPHY)

Bob Barker, 99 (December 12, 1923-August 26, 2023) Iconic host of Truth or Consequences (1956-1975) and, especially, The Price Is Right (1972-2007), and a noted animal-rights activist OBIT

Phyllida Barlow, 78 (April 4, 1944-March 12, 2023) Late-blooming British sculptor OBIT

Helen Barolini, 97 (November 18, 1924-March 29, 2023) Italian-American novelist, poet and author OBIT

John Barrett, 66 (January 10, 1957-August 9, 2023) Haircutter to the elite OBIT

Luiz Barroso, 59 (June 30, 1964-September 16, 2023) Consequential redesigner of Google's computer-data centers OBIT

Julian Barry, 92 (December 24, 1930-July 25, 2023) Writer of the 1971 play and 1974 film Lenny OBIT

Maryanne Trump Barry, 86 (April 5, 1937-November 13, 2023) Former New Jersey judge who was the sister of Donald Trump (b. 1946) OBIT

Norma Barzman, 103 (September 15, 1920-December 17, 2023) Blacklisted screenwriter who wrote Never Say Goodbye (1947), among others OBIT

Mike Batayeh, 52 (circa 1971-June 1, 2023) Breaking Bad (2011-2012) actor OBIT

Russell Batiste Jr., 57 (December 12, 1965-September 30, 2023) New Orleans drummer OBIT

Mary Bauermeister, 88 (September 7, 1934-March 2, 2023) Avant-garde artist OBIT

Maxie Baughan, 85 (August 3, 1938-August 19, 2023) Georgia tech linebaker and NFL nine-time Pro Bowl vet OBIT

Andy Bean, 70 (March 13, 1953-October 14, 2023) 11-time PGA winner OBIT

John Beasley, 79 (June 26, 1943-May 30, 2023) Late-blooming actor known for such films as 1993's Rudy OBIT

Cari Beauchamp, 74 (September 12, 1949-December 14, 2023) Writer whose Without Lying Down (1998) uncovered the hidden history of women in Hollywood OBIT

Jeff Beck, 78 (June 24, 1944-January 10, 2023) Guitar god in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Yardbirds and for his solo work OBIT

Henri Konan Bédié, 89 (May 5, 1934-August 2, 2023) Ivory Coast president who had been deposed OBIT

@boyculturedotcom Harry Belafonte RIP! Here, 1 of the Best Muppets Performances EVER #harrybelafonte ♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

 

Harry Belafonte, 96 (March 1, 1927-April 25, 2023) Trailblazing singer, actor and activist noted for having the first million-selling album in U.S. history — Calypso (1956) — with the iconic single “Day-O (Banana Boat Song)”, appearing in such films as Carmen Jones (1954) and BlacKkKlansman (2018), breaking attendance records with his live shows, helping to integrate TV and working tirelessly on social justice issues surrounding race, poverty, LGBT rights and feminism OBIT

Munch time (Image via NBC)

Richard Belzer, 78 (August 4, 1944-February 19, 2023) Stand-up great who played Det. John Munch on hundreds of episodes of television, primarily on Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999) and Law & Order: SVU (1999-2016) OBIT

Nick Benedict, 77 (July 14, 1946-July 14, 2023) Soap star OBIT

Cheek-to-cheeky (GIF via GIPHY)

Tony Bennett, 96 (August 3, 1926-July 21, 2023) Master pop interpreter renowned for career longevity and renewal, perhaps most famous for his 1962 hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” his 1994 Grammy Album of the Year-winning MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett and his late-in-life collaborations with Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) and Lady Gaga (b. 1986) OBIT

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Helmut Berger in 1970's DORIAN GRAY — Very "Gray"-Positive for 1970 #helmutberger #gay #bisexual #lgbtq #movies

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Helmut Berger, 78 (May 29, 1944-May 18, 2023) Sex-symbol star of such films as The Damned (1969), Dorian Gray (1970), The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) and The Godfather Part III (1990), famed for his affairs with everyone from mentor and partner Lucino Visconti (1906-1976) to Ursula Andress (b. 1936) OBIT

Abraham B. Bergman, 91 (May 11, 1932-November 10, 2023) Pediatrician who pushed the public and the medical establishment to conquer SIDS OBIT

Silvio Berlusconi, 86 (September 29, 1936-June 12, 2023) Outrageous Italian mogul who became PM and never stopped playing the media like a harp OBIT

Georgina Beyer, 65 (November 1957-March 6, 2023) First trans parliament member in the world OBIT

Big Pokey, 45 (November 29, 1974-June 17, 2023) Houston rapper OBIT

Yang Bing-yi, 96 (1927-March 2023) Din Tai Fung dumpling king OBIT

Dick Biondi, 90 (September 13, 1932-June 26, 2023) Fast-talking radio host called “the Screamer” OBIT

One of the pretty people (GIF via GIPHY)

Jane Birkin, 76 (December 14, 1946-July 16, 2023) British-born French “It” girl who who frequently collaborated with longtime partner Serge Gainsbourg (1928-1991), including on the 1969 single “Je t'aime ... moi non plus,” who enjoyed a long singing career, who acted in such films as Blow-Up (1966) and Evil Under the Sun (1982) and who inspired the luxurious Birkin bag OBIT

Michael Bishop, 78 (November 12, 1945-November 13, 2023) Genre-busting writer noted for sci-fi and for exploring his Christian faith in his novels OBIT

Kristin Bjorklund, 67 (July 8, 1955-March 12, 2023) Emmy-winning Family Feud (1982-2023) producer OBIT

Robert Black, 67 (March 16, 1956-June 22, 2023) Avant-garde bass virtuoso OBIT

Michael Blackwood, 88 (July 15, 1934-February 24, 2023) Director of cinéma vérité films profiling 20th-century artists OBIT

Pamela Blair, 73 (December 5, 1949-July 23, 2023) Star of Broadway's A Chorus Line (1975) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) OBIT

For the bird (Image via ABC)

Robert Blake, 89 (September 18, 1933-March 9, 2023) Our Gang veteran (1939-1944) who later starred in In Cold Blood (1967) and on the iconic TV series Baretta (1975-1978) before his career was tarnished by a seamy murder trial that ended with his controversial acquittal in 2005 OBIT

Michael Blakemore, 95 (June 18, 1928-December 10, 2023) Double Tony winner for directing in a single year (2000) OBIT

Jerry Blavat, 82 (July 3, 1940-January 20, 2023) Influential rock era DJ OBIT

Carla Bley, 87 (May 11, 1936-October 17, 2023) Jazz composer seen as a provocateur OBIT

Ken Block, 55 (November 21, 1967-January 2, 2023) Motorsport legend OBIT

Vida Blue, 73 (July 28, 1949-May 6, 2023) A's pitching star OBIT

Ronald Blythe, 100 (November 6, 1922-January 14, 2023) Author of the 1969 book Akenfield: Portrait of an English Country Village (1969) OBIT

Neal Boenzi, 97 (November 15, 1925-April 3, 2023) Top New York Times photographer for decades OBIT

Marc Bohan, 97 (August 22, 1926-September 6, 2023) Longtime head designer for Dior OBIT

Dorothy Bohm, 98 (June 22, 1924-March 15, 2023) Roving photographer OBIT

Jean Boht, 91 (March 6, 1932-September 12, 2023) Star of BBC sitcom Bread (1986-1991) OBIT

An artist who rarely received her flowers. (GIF via GIPHY)

Gangsta Boo, 43 (August 7, 1979-January 1, 2023) Rapper and Three 6 Mafia member OBIT

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Barbara Bosson did better work, but never forget "Cop Rock" (1990) — Which. Was. A. Real. Show.

♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

Barbara Bosson, 83 (November 1, 1939-February 18, 2023) Five-time Emmy nominee for Hill Street Blues (1981-1987) who earned a sixth nomination for her work on Murder One (1995-1997; 1997 miniseries); also appeared in The Last Starfighter (1984) OBIT

Ralph Boston, 83 (May 9, 1939-April 30, 2023) Record-shattering long jumper OBIT

Fernando Botero, 91 (April 19, 1932-September 15, 2023 Artists whose subjects were impossibly rotund OBIT

Ari Boulogne, 60 (August 11, 1962-May 2023) Son of Nico (1938-1988) who long claimed to be the biological son of Alain Delon (b. 1935) OBIT

Tori Bowie, 32 (August 27, 1990-May 3, 2023) World champion sprinter OBIT

James Bowman, 81 (November 6, 1941-March 27, 2023) Famed countertenor OBIT

Oscar Micheaux on a film set in 1920; his legacy was single-handedly shaped by Bowser (GIF via GIPHY)

Pearl Bowser, 92 (June 25, 1931-September 14, 2023) Expert on early Black filmmakers, especially Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951) OBIT

Michael Boyd, 68 (July 6, 1955-August 3, 2023) Headed the Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director (2002-2012) OBIT

Ethan Boyes, 44 (November 14, 1978-April 4, 2023) Track cycling champion OBIT

Jerry Bradley, 83 (January 30, 1940-July 17, 2023) Nashville music exec behind Wanted! The Outlaws (1976) album OBIT

Kwame Brathwaite, 85 (January 1, 1938-April 1, 2023) Photographer whose work exuded Black Pride OBIT

Badge of humor (GIF via GIPHY)

Andre Braugher, 61 (July 1, 1962-December 11, 2023) Star of the series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1998), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021) and more OBIT

Craig Breedlove, 86 (March 23, 1937-April 4, 2023) Man who broke the land-speed record numerous times OBIT

Nashawn Breedlove, 46 (February 17, 1977-September 24, 2023) Rapper who appeared in 8 Mile (2002) OBIT

John Brockington, 74 (September 7, 1948-March 31, 2023) Green Bay Packers rushing star OBIT

Al Brown, 83 (1939-January 13, 2023) Valchek on The Wire (2002-2008) OBIT

Bob Brown, 81 (December 8, 1941-June 16, 2023) One of the NFL's most famous offensive tackles OBIT

Echo Brown, 39 (April 10, 1984-September 16, 2023) Young adult author OBIT

George Funky Brown, 74 (January 15, 1949-November 16, 2023) Kool & the Gang drummer OBIT

The first NFL superstar, and a man with a troubling pattern of abuse (Image via AIP)

Jim Brown, 87 (February 17, 1936-May 18, 2023) Pro football legend, civil rights activist and actor in such films as The Dirty Dozen (1967), 100 Rifles (1969), Slaughter (1972), Three the Hard Way (1974), I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), The Running Man (1987), Mars Attacks! (1996), Any Given Sunday (1999); his legacy was stained by multiple allegations of violence toward women OBIT

Pete Brown, 82 (December 25, 1940-May 19, 2023) Cream lyricist OBIT

Beauty in the beast (Image via Universal)

Ricou Browning, 93 (February 16, 1930-February 27, 2023) Stuntman and actor who, courtesy of his work in the Gill-man costume in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956), had been the last surviving actor to have played a Universal horror monster; also worked in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), co-created Flipper (1963) and directed underwater sequences in such films as Caddyshack (1980) OBIT

James D. Brubaker, 85 (March 30, 1937-January 3, 2023) Producer of The Right Stuff (1983) OBIT

Doyle Brunson, 89 (August 10, 1933-May 14, 2023) Poker champeen OBIT

Barbara Bryant, 96 (April 5, 1926-March 3, 2023) First woman to lead the Census Bureau OBIT

Barbara Bryne, 94 (April 1, 1929-May 9, 2023) Actress known for Sunday in the Park with George (1984) OBIT

Rock Brynner, 76 (December 23, 1946-October 13, 2023) Son of Yul Brynner (1920-1985) who was an artist and writer and roadie (for the Band) in his own right OBIT

James L. Buckley, 100 (March 9, 2023-August 18, 2023) Conservative New York senator (1971-1977) OBIT

Wastin' away?! Hardly. (Image via ABC Records)

Jimmy Buffett, 76 (December 25, 1946-September 1, 2023) Singer-songwriter whose 1977 hit single “Margaritaville” spawned a billion-dollar, escape-based empire OBIT

Nancy Buirski, 78 (June 24, 1945-August 30, 2023) Emmy-and Peabody-winning documentary filmmaker behind The Loving Story () OBIT

Grace Bumbry, 86 (January 4, 1937-May 7, 2023) Mezzo-soprano OBIT

Eve Bunting, 94 (December 19, 1928-October 1, 2023) Prolific children's book author OBIT

Colin Burgess, 77 (November 16, 1946-December 16, 2023) AC/DC's original drummer OBIT

Catherine Burks-Brooks, 83 (October 8, 1939-July 3, 2023) Famed Freedom Rider OBIT

Jeff Burr, 60 (July 18, 1963-October 10, 2023) Director of Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) OBIT

Vinie Burrows, 99 (November 15, 1924-December 25, 2023) Broadway actress who became an activist performer OBIT

Jessica Burstein, 76 (April 7, 1947-April 11, 2023) Quintessentially New York photographer OBIT

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 95 (August 27, 1928-September 9, 2023) Zulu nationalist OBIT

Dick Butkus, 80 (December 9, 1942-October 5, 2023) Legendary Chicago Bear who was a Hall of Famer OBIT

Bill Butler, 101 (April 7, 1921-April 5, 2023) Cinematographer on Jaws (1975) who helped perfect underwater photography OBIT

Robert Butler, 95 (November 16, 1927-November 3, 2023) TV director OBIT

A.S. Byatt, 87 (August 24, 1936-November 16, 2023) Scholar whose 1990 novel Possession brought her fame OBIT

Bobby Caldwell, 71 (August 15, 1951-March 14, 2023) Blue-eyed soul singer of the 1978 hit “What You Don't Do for Love” OBIT

Donn Cambern, 93 (October 9, 1929-January 18, 2023) Oscar-nominated film editor OBIT

Wally Campo, 99 (April 23, 1923-January 14, 2023) Actor seen in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) OBIT

Young Capone, 35 (circa 1987-July 2023) Rapper OBIT

Anna Chickadee Cardwell, 29 (August 28, 1994-December 9, 2023) Reality star OBIT

Dr. LeRoy Carhart, 81 (October 28, 1941-April 28, 2023) Fierce defender of abortion rights OBIT

Zita Carno, 88 (April 15, 1935-December 7, 2023) Concert pianist with the L.A. Philharmonic OBIT

Margit Carstensen, 83 (February 29, 1940-June 1, 2023) Star of numerous Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982) films OBIT

Bobbie Jean Carter, 41 (1982-December 2023) Sibling of Nick (b. 1980) and Aaron (1987-2022) OBIT

Ginger Lee Carter, 51 (January 16, 1972-May 29, 2023) Half-sibling of Nick (b. 1980) and Aaron (1987-2022) OBIT

Carter was a true partner to her husband of 77 years, Jimmy Carter. (GIF via GIPHY)

Rosalynn Carter, 96 (August 18, 1927-November 19, 2023) Former U.S. first lady, mental health advocate OBIT

Dex Carvey, 32 (1991-November 15, 2023) Comic and son of Dana Carvey (b.) OBIT

DJ Casper, 58 (May 31, 1965-August 7, 2023) Creator of the Cha-Cha Slide dance craze (created 1998, became a hit in 2004) OBIT

Dorothy Casterline, 95 (April 27, 1928-August 8, 2023) Codified American Sign Language OBIT

Juanita Castro, 90 (May 6, 1933-December 4, 2023) Turncoat sister of Fidel Castro (1926-2016) OBIT

And then they were 6. (Image via TV Hits)

Paul Cattermole, 46 (March 7, 1977-April 6, 2023) S Club 7 member OBIT

Friedrich Cerha, 96 (February 17, 1926-February 14, 2023) Composer who completed Alban Berg's (1885-1935) Lulu (1979) almost 40 years after the other composer's death OBIT

Larry Chance, 82 (October 19, 1940-September 5, 2023) Member of the Bronx vocal group the Earls OBIT

Len Chandler, 88 (May 27, 1935-August 28, 2023) Folk singer who wrote speedily and was at the forefront of the '50s and '60s revival of the form OBIT

Josephine Chaplin, 74 (March 28, 1949-July 13, 2023) Actress and daughter of Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) OBIT

Bobby Charlton, 86 (October 11, 1937- October 21, 2023) English soccer star OBIT

Suzy McKee Charnas, 83 (October 22, 1939-January 2, 2023) Author of The Holdfast Chronicles (1974-1999) OBIT

Chris Chessher, 74 (September 16, 1948-February 2, 2023) Producer of such films as Major League (1989) OBIT

Michael Chiarello, 61 (January 26, 1962-October 6, 2023) TV chef OBIT

“Seize the time.” (Image via video still)

Gail Christian, 83 (February 20, 1940-April 12, 2023) Black on-air correspondent on NBC and PBS OBIT

June Jackson Christmas, 99 (June 7, 1924-December 31, 2023) Pioneering psychiatrist who headed up NYC's Department of Mental Health and Retardation Services OBIT

Jamie Christopher, 52 (1971-August 29, 2023) Prolific assistant director OBIT

Joe Christopher, 88 (February 2, 1935-October 3, 2023) An original Amazin' Met OBIT

Terrible year for soap stars (GIF via GIPHY)

Tyler Christopher, 50 (November 11, 1972-October 31, 2023) Nikolas Cassadine on General Hospital (2006-2016) OBIT

Martin Cicogna, 89 (May 29, 1934-November 4, 2023) Important Italian film producer OBIT

Michael Ciment, 85 (May 26, 1938-November 13, 2023) French film critic and historian OBIT

Gustavo Cisneros, 78 (June 1, 1945-December 29, 2023) Venezuelan media giant OBIT

Carol Higgins Clark, 66 (July 28, 1956-June 12, 2023) Mystery writer OBIT

Dick Clark, 95 (September 14, 1928-September 20, 2023) Longshot candidate who won a single term in the Senate (1973-1979), representing Iowa OBIT

They had faces then. (Image via New World Pictures)

Marlene Clark, 85 (December 19, 1937-May 18, 2023) Model turned actress known for Ganja & Hess (1972), Slaughter (1972) and a stint as Lamont's GF on Sanford & Son (1976-1977) OBIT

Mary Cleave, 76 (February 5, 1947-November 27, 2023) Astronaut OBIT

A natural talent (GIF via GIPHY)

Angus Cloud, 25 (July 10, 1998-July 31, 2023) Actor known for Euphoria (2019-2022) OBIT

Coates at her final public appearance, in 2012 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Phyllis Coates, 96 (January 15, 1927-October 11, 2023) Actress remembered for playing Lois Lane in the feature Superman and the Mole Men (1951) and on Season 1 of TV's Adventures of Superman (1952-1953) OBIT

Gloria Coates, 89 (October 10, 1933-August 19, 2023) Prolific composer OBIT

Gerrie Coetzee, 67 (April 8, 1955-January 12, 2023) South African boxer OBIT

The family of Darcelle XV along with her cast and crew are heartbroken to announce that our beloved Darcelle (Walter W. Cole, Sr.) has died at age 92 from natural causes. We ask for privacy and patience as everyone processes and grieves in their own way and at their own pace. pt1 pic.twitter.com/fMARrKtTEk

— Kevin Cook (@PoisonWaters) March 24, 2023

Walter Cole aka Darcelle XV, 92 (November 16, 1930-March 23, 2023) Portland, Oregon, drag star OBIT

Álvaro Colom, 71 (June 15, 1951-January 23, 2023) Former president of Guatemala (2008-2012) OBIT

Van Conner, 55 (March 17, 1967-January 17, 2023) Co-founding bassist for the Screaming Trees OBIT

William Consovoy, 48 (August 31, 1974-January 9, 2023) Rising-star right-wing lawyer who argued against affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act, and who represented Donald Trump (b. 1946) in his fight to avoid releasing his tax returns OBIT

Constantine II, 82 (June 2, 1940-January 10, 2023) Last king of Greece OBIT

Tom Conway, 71 (February 14, 1952-September 25, 2023) Steelworkers president OBIT

 Making her NYC cabaret debut — at 94! (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Carole Cook, 98 (January 14, 1924-January 11, 2023) Actress who originated Mrs. Peacham in The Threepenny Opera (1956) off-Broadway and starred in 42nd Street (1980-1989) on Broadway, who was familiar to TV fans for her work on The Lucy Show (1963-1968) and Here's Lucy (1969-1974), and who made big impressions in the films The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) and Sixteen Candles (1984) OBIT

Pat Cooper, 93 (July 31, 1929-June 6, 2023) Comic who built a brand around personal outrage OBIT

Jerome Coopersmith, 97 (August 11, 1925-July 28, 2023) Tony-nominated writer of 1965's Baker Street OBIT

Ray Cordeiro, 98 (December 12, 1924-January 13, 2023) Longstanding Hong Kong DJ OBIT

James “Buster” Corley, 72 (January 2, 1951-January 2, 2023) Co-founder of Dave & Buster's (1982) OBIT

Pat Corrales, 82 (March 20, 1941-August 27, 2023) First big leagues manager of Mexican descent OBIT

Maurizio Costanzo, 84 (August 28, 1938-February 24, 2023) Italian talk-show creator who took on the Sicilian mob OBIT

Nicolas Coster, 89 (December 3, 1933-June 26, 2023) Soap opera royalty who finally won a Daytime Emmy for The Bay (2010-2019) OBIT

Michel Cote, 72 (June 25, 1950-May 29, 2023) Star of Cruising Bar (1989) and C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) OBIT

Manny Coto, 62 (June 10, 1961-July 9, 2023) Writer-producer whose screenplay The Ticking Man became (in 1990) the first screenplay to be optioned for #$1M+ (but was never produced), and who worked on Star Trek: Enterprise (2003-2005), Dexter (2010-2013) and American Horror Story (2018-2022) OBIT

Tom Courtney, 90 (August 17, 1933-August 22, 2023) Gold medal-winning runner who won an 800M run by a tenth of a second in 1956 OBIT

Roger Craig, 93 (February 17, 1930-June 4, 2023) World series pitcher, later a guru of the split-fingered fastball OBIT

David Crosby, 81 (August 14, 1941-January 18, 2023) Folk-rock god who was a co-founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash OBIT

Perry Cross, 95 (February 26, 1928-March 9, 2023) Early The Tonight Show producer (1962-1963) OBIT

Denny Crum, 86 (March 2, 1937-May 9, 2023) Basketball coach for the Cardinals OBIT

Rolly Crump, 93 (February 27, 1930-March 12, 2023) Disney Imagineer who worked on the look of such theme-park staples as It's a Small World and the Haunted Mansion OBIT

Bill Cunningham, 96 (January 2, 1927-July 15, 2023) CESD Talent Agency founder, first voice of Barbie's pal Ken OBIT

Walter Cunningham, 90 (March 16, 1932-January 3, 2023) Final surviving Apollo 7 astronaut OBIT

Dick Curtis, 95 (May 24, 1928-September 16, 2023) Veteran character actor OBIT

Toto Cutugno, 80 (July 7, 1943-August 22, 2023) Italian singer-songwriter whose “L'Italiano” (1983) was a smash OBIT

Robert Dalva, 80 (April 14, 1942-January 27, 2023) Oscar-nominated editor of The Black Stallion (1979) OBIT

Sally Darr, 100 (January 18, 2023-November 7, 2023) French chef who owned La Tulipe in NYC OBIT

Dean Daughtry, 76 (1946-January 26, 2023) Keyboardist for Atlanta Rhythm Section, co-writer of its biggest hits OBIT

Henri Dauman, 90 (April 5, 1933-September 13, 2023) Photographer known for his photos of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) and more OBIT

Vic Davalillo, 84 or 87 (circa 1936-December 6, 2023) Two-time World Series champ OBIT

Owen Davidson, 79 (October 4, 1943-May 12, 2023) Dominant pro tennis player of the '60s and '70s OBIT

Terence Davies, 77 (November 10, 1945-October 7, 2023) Director of such films as Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), The Long Day Closes (1992), The House of Mirth (2000), The Deep Blue Sea (2011) and A Quiet Passion (2016) OBIT

Carl Davis, 86 (October 28, 1936-August 3, 2023) Prolific, BAFTA-winning composer best known for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) and Pride & Prejudice (1996) OBIT

Richard Davis, 93 (April 15, 1930-September 5, 2023) Bassist who criss-crossed genres OBIT

Walter Davis, 69 (September 9, 1954-November 2, 2023) Former Phoenix Suns basketball star OBIT

Shahzada Dawson, 19 (February 12, 1975-June 18, 2023) Pakistani businessman who perished with four others — including his 19-year-old son Suleman on the Titanic-bound submersible Titan OBIT

Gordon T. Dawson, 84 (circa 1938-March 6, 2023) Actor and costumer who also wrote for such films as The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) OBIT

Ric De Azevedo, 75 (November 26, 1934-March 14, 2023) King Family singer who gave a memorable performance on a Vietnam-era Christmas TV special by surprising his mother OBIT

Elizabeth de Cuevas, 94 (January 22, 1929-March 19, 2023) Rockefeller heiress who became a sculptor OBIT

Gil de Ferran, 56 (November 11, 1967-December 29, 2023) Race car champ OBIT

James de Johngh, 80 (September 23, 1942-May 5, 2023) Playwright of Do Lord Remember Me (1978) OBIT

Uncover guy (Image via ABC)

Kamar de los Reyes, 56 (November 8, 1967-December 24, 2023) Star of One Life to Live (1995-2009) and the voice of villainous Raul Menendez on the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012) OBIT

Marcia de Rousse, 70 (circa 1953-September 2, 2023) True Blood (2009-2014) actress OBIT

Gloria Dea, 100 (August 25, 1922-March 18, 2023) The first Las Vegas Strip magician OBIT

Margia Dean, 101 (April 7, 1922-June 23, 2023) B-movie queen OBIT

Emmanuelle Debever, 60 (August 8, 1963-December 7, 2023) French actress who accused Gérard Depardieu (b. 1948) of sexual assault OBIT

Whether known as Ameche or Dee, she was a hit. (Image via Spin Music)

Lola Dee, 95 (1928-December 7, 2023) “Pretty Eyed Baby” (1951) singer OBIT

Kenny DeForest, 37 (April 23, 1986-December 13, 2023) Stand-up comic OBIT

Don Dekinger, 86 (August 28, 1936-May 12, 2023) Major League ump infamous for one bad call OBIT

Jacques Delors, 98 (July 20, 1925-December 27, 2023) French politician who was the father of the euro OBIT

Matteo Messina Denaro, 61 (April 26, 1962-September 25, 2023) Italian mobster OBIT

Michael Denneny, 80 (March 2, 1943-circa April 15, 2023) Gay-publishing legend who co-founded Christopher Street Magazine (1976-1996) and was an editor at St. Martin's Press and Stonewall Inn Editions for decades, working with everyone from Ntozake Shange (1948-2018) to Randy Shilts (1951-1994) to Paul Monette (1945-1995) OBIT

Nitin Chandrakant Desai, 57 (August 9, 1965-August 2, 2023) Bollywood production director OBIT

Stanley Deser, 92 (March 19, 1931-April 21, 2023) Known for his theories on supergravity OBIT

Tad Devine, 88 (November 26, 1934-March 22, 2023) Son of actor Andy Devine (1905-1977) OBIT

John Devitt, 86 (February 4, 1937-August 17, 2023) Australian Olympic swimmer OBIT

Elaine Devry, 93 (January 10, 1930-September 20, 2023) Actress in 1954's The Atomic Kid and 1967's A Guide for the Married Man; she was Mickey Rooney's (1920-2014) fourth wife OBIT

John Deyle, 68 (July 6, 1954-June 22, 2023) Broadway actor OBIT

Arnold Diaz, 74 (June 16, 1949-October 24, 2023) NYC TV reporter known for exposing scammers OBIT

Theodor Diener, 102 (February 28, 1921-March 28, 2023) Scientist who researched spindle tuber disease OBIT

William H. Dilday Jr., 85 (September 14, 1937-July 27, 2023) First Black TV station manager in the U.S. OBIT

The mother of all movie moms (GIF via GIPHY)

Melinda Dillon, 83 (October 13, 1939-January 9, 2023) The mom in two classics: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and A Christmas Story (1983) OBIT

DJ Mark the 45 King, 62 (October 16, 1961-October 19, 2023) Hitmaker for JAY-Z (b. 1969) and others OBIT

Ted Donaldson, 89 (August 20, 1933-March 1, 2023) Former child actor known for parts in movies that included A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) OBIT

João Donato, 88 (August 17, 1934-July 17, 2023) Brazilian composer OBIT

A despicable woman from a dark part of U.S. history (San Antonio Express)

Carolyn Bryant Donham, 88 (1934-April 2023) White woman whose false accusations directly led to the murder of Black teen Emmett Till (1941-1955) OBIT

Joyce Dopkeen, 80 (October 23, 1942-January 31, 2023) First woman hired by The New York Times as a full-time staff photographer OBIT

Cody Dorman, 17 (circa 2006-November 5, 2023) Disabled boy who forged a close bond with a racehorse OBIT

Balkrishna Doshi, 95 (August 26, 1927-January 24, 2023) Indian modern architect, Pritzker Prize winner OBIT

Herb Douglas, 101 (March 9, 1922-April 22, 2023) Oldest-living U.S. Olympic (bronze) medalist OBIT

Chip Dox, 80 (March 15, 1943-August 15, 2023) Daytime Emmy-winning production designer and art director OBIT

Dresner's most famous line (GIF via GIPHY)

Hal Dresner, 85 (June 4, 1937-March 17, 2023) Writer of screenplays for Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Zorro the Gay Blade (1981) OBIT

Neil Drossman, 83 (February 26, 1940-November 25, 2023) Adman who promised, “Tastes so good, cats ask for it by name.” OBIT

Darren Drozdov, 54 (April 7, 1969-June 30, 2023) Former WWE wrestler OBIT

Craig giving good skull (Image by Roy Blakey)

Craig Dudley, 78 (January 22, 1945-August 1, 2023) Shakespearean stage actor also noted for appearing in the gay cult classic Sticks & Stones (1970) OBIT

Talent on tap (Image via Wiki)

Arthur Duncan, 89 (September 25, 1933-January 3, 2023) Trailblazing dancer on The Betty White Show (1954) and over 200 episodes of The Lawrence Welk Show (1964-1982) OBIT

Margie Duncan, 92 (circa 1930-January 3, 2023) Actress, dancer and movie stand-in OBIT

Simon Dunn, 35 (July 27, 1987-January 21, 2023) Former gay Olympic athlete OBIT

Carol Duvall, 97 (January 10, 1926-July 31, 2023) TV queen of crafting who was an early HGTV star OBIT

Tony Earl, 86 (April 12, 1936-February 23, 2023) Former progressive governor of Wisconsin (1983-1987) OBIT

Frederick Eberstadt, 97 (July 24, 1926-July 29, 2023) Photographer who captured Manhattan elites OBIT

Paul Eckstein, 59 (September 11, 1963-June 6, 2023) Co-creator of Godfather of Harlem (2019-present) OBIT

Jango Edwards, 73 (April 5, 1950-August 5, 2023) A new kind of clown OBIT

Richard Ekstract, 92 (February 20, 1931-August 7, 2023) Magazine publisher behind the publication Tape Recording who loaned Warhol (1928-1987) a tape recorder, resulting in a classic work with Edie Sedgwick (1943-1971) OBIT

Sandra Elkin, 85 (October 16, 1938-November 8, 2023) Creator of pioneering feminist show Woman (1972-1975) OBIT

Evan Ellingson, 35 (July 1, 1988-November 5, 2023) Former child actor OBIT

Royston Ellis, 82 (February 10, 1941-February 26, 2023) Rock poet OBIT

Daniel Ellsberg, 92 (April 7, 1931-June 16, 2023) Leaker of the Pentagon Papers (1971) OBIT

Mama dearest (Image via video still)

Debra Engle (Smith), 69 (July 4, 1953-February 10, 2023) The second actress to play Blanche's daughter Rebecca on The Golden Girls (1989-1991) OBIT

Mort Engleberg, 85 (1938-December 2023) Smokey and the Bandit (1977) producer, advisor to Bill Clinton (b. 1946) OBIT

Bobbi Ercoline, 70ish (circa late 1940s-March 18, 2023) Woman who, along with her husband, appears on the 1970 Woodstock soundtrack album OBIT

Elliott Erwitt, 96 (July 26, 1928-November 29, 2023) Photographer specializing in absurdity OBIT

Tina Lord lady (Images via video still)

Andrea Evans, 66 (June 18, 1957-July 9, 2023) Popular star of daytime dramas One Life to Live (1979-2011) and Passions (2000-2008) OBIT

Joan Evans, 89 (July 18, 1934-October 21, 2023) Actress seen in On the Loose (1951) and Skirts Ahoy! (1952) OBIT

Winnie Ewing, 93 (July 10, 1929-June 21, 2023) Scottish nationalist political figure OBIT

Ron Faber, 90 (February 16, 1933-March 26, 2023) Longtime stage actor who won the Obie and Drama Desk Awards for And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (1972) OBIT

Lauch Faircloth, 95 (January 14, 1928-September 14, 2023) North Carolina Democrat who became a one-term Republican senator (1993-1999) OBIT

Peter Gonzales Falcon, 75 (circa 1948-August 22, 2023) Star of Fellini's (1920-1993) Roma (1972) OBIT

Ian Falconer, 63 (August 25, 1959-March 7, 2023) Author of the Olivia children's books (2000-2017) OBIT

Ed Fancher, 100 (August 29, 1923-September 27, 2023) A founder of The Village Voice in 1955 OBIT

Faye Fantarrow, 21 (April 28, 2002-September 1, 2023) British singer-songwriter OBIT

Judy Farrell, 84 (May 11, 1938-April 2, 2023) Noted as Nurse Able on eight episodes of M*A*S*H (1976-1983) OBIT

Serial thriller (GIF via GIPHY)

Sharon Farrell, 82 (December 24, 1940-May 15, 2023) Prolific TV actress (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 1965; Kolchak: The Night Stalker, 1975; 80+ episodes of The Young and the Restless, 1991-1997) noted for the films It's Alive (1974), Night of the Comet (1984) and Can't Buy Me Love (1987) OBIT

Christine King Farris, 95 (September 11, 1927-June 29, 2023) The last surviving sibling of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) OBIT

Jean Faut, 98 (January 17, 1925-February 28, 2023) Star pitcher in WWII women's baseball league OBIT

Charles F. Feeney, 92 (April 23, 1931-October 9, 2023) Self-made billionaire who gave it all away OBIT

Why not THIS woman? (Images via Time & New York)

Dianne Feinstein, 90 (June 22, 1933-September 28, 2023) Oldest sitting U.S. senator, first woman elected to the Senate from California (served 1992-2023) and first woman mayor of San Francisco (1978-1988), a fixture of California and national politics remembered for authoring the 1994 federal ban on assault weapons and as the public figure who announced the assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk (1930-1978) and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (1929-1978) OBIT

Benjamin Ferencz, 103 (March 11, 1920-April 7, 2023) Last surviving Nuremberg Trials prosecutor OBIT

Amp Fiddler, 65 (May 16, 1958-December 18, 2023) Detroit soul and funk-music legend OBIT

Frank Field, 100 (March 30, 1923-July 1, 2023) First meteorologist to forecast the weather on NYC TV OBIT

A looker (Image via Anglo-Amalgamated)

Shirley Anne Field, 87 (June 27, 1936-December 10, 2023) Actress who appeared in such consequential films as The Entertainer, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and Peeping Tom — all of those in 1960 — plus The Damned (1963) and Alfie (1966) OBIT

Julián Figueroa, 27 (May 2, 1995-April 9, 2023) Mexican singer-songwriter and telenovela actor OBIT

Elise Finch, 51 (circa 1971-July 16, 2023) CBS New York meteorologist OBIT

Larry Fink, 82 (March 11, 1941-November 25, 2023) Photographer of intimate black-and-white portraits OBIT

Shirley Jo Finney, 74 (July 14, 1949-October 10, 2023) Star of Wilma (1977) OBIT

Carl Fischer, 98 (May 3, 1924-April 7, 2023) Photographer of iconic Esquire Magazine covers OBIT

Peter S. Fischer, 88 (August 10, 1935-October 30, 2023) Co-creator of Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996) OBIT

Florence Fisher, 95 (May 28, 1928-October 1, 2023) Adoptee who became a leading advocate for opening adoption records OBIT

Ronald Fischetti, 87 (May 25, 1936-November 25, 2023) Criminal defense lawyer OBIT

Jürgen Flimm, 81 (July 17, 1941-February 4, 2023) Director of influential theaters, opera houses and fests for 40 years OBIT

James Flynn, 57 (circa 1965-February 11, 2023) Co-producer of 2022's The Banshees of Inisherin OBIT

Just Fontaine, 89 (August 18, 1933-March 1, 2023) French soccer star OBIT

Chris Ford, 74 (January 11, 1949-January 17, 2023) Boston Celtics champ OBIT

Chef's kiss (Image via Omni Zoetrope)

Frederic Forrest, 86 (December 23, 2023-June 23, 2023) Actor known for When the Legends Die (1972), The Rose (1979), Apocalypse Now (1979) and Valley Girl (1983) OBIT

Dick Fosbury, 76 (March 6, 1947-March 12, 2023) High jumper whose unique style led him to win Olympic gold OBIT

Nora Foster, 80 (November 6, 1942-April 6, 2023) German publishing heiress who married Johnny Lydon (b. 1956) OBIT

Curtis Fowlkes, 73 (March 19, 1950-August 31, 2023) Founder of the Jazz Passengers OBIT

Nancy Frangione, 70 (July 10, 1953-August 18, 2023) Another World (1981-1984; 1986; 1989; 1993; 1995-1996) actress OBIT

Richard Franklin, 87 (January 15, 1936-December 25, 2023) Doctor Who (1971-1983) star OBIT 

Andrew Freedman, 67 (March 26, 1955-February 8, 2023) Prominent entertainment publicist OBIT

Gerald Fried, 95 (February 13, 1928-February 17, 2023) Emmy-winning TV composer who also scored five Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) films OBIT

A believer in auteur-eroticism (GIF via GIPHY)

William Friedkin, 87 (August 29, 1935-August 7, 2023) Opinionated director of the films The Boys in the Band (1970), The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973) OBIT

Andrea Fay Friedman, 53 (June 1, 1970-December 3, 2003) Amanda on TV's Life Goes On (1992-1993) OBIT

Victor R. Fuchs, 99 (January 31, 1924-September 16, 2023) So-called dean of American health care economists OBIT

Randy Fullmer, 73 (April 27, 1950-July 10, 2023) Disney animation veteran OBIT

Terry Funk, 79 (June 30, 1944-August 23, 2023) Hall of Fame wrestler seen in the movie Road House (1989) OBIT

He had an impressive body of work. (Image via Adonis Magazine)

Ed Fury, 94 (June 6, 1928-February 24, 2023) Physique model and sword-and-sandal movie star OBIT

Frank Galati, 79 (November 29, 1943-January 2, 2023) Tony-winning director of Broadway's The Grapes of Wrath (1990), Tony nominee for Ragtime (1998), Oscar nominee for co-adapting The Accidental Tourist (1988) OBIT

A king among men (Image via Paramount)

Michael Gambon, 82 (October 19, 1940-September 27, 2023) Esteemed Irish stage actor who won three Oliviers out of 13 nominations and distinguished himself with such roles as Philip Marlow on TV's The Singing Detective (1986), King George V in The King's Speech (2010) and six appearances as Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series (2004-2011) OBIT

Body of work (Image via vintage head shot)

Andrés Garcia, 81 (May 24, 1941-April 4, 2023) Mexican telenovela star OBIT

Léa Garcia, 90 (March 11, 1933-August 15, 2023) Star of 1959's Black Orpheus OBIT

N'Neka Garland, 49 (April 11, 1973-March 27, 2023) Daytime Emmy winner for producing General Hospital (2015-2023) OBIT

Lee Garlington, 86 (1937-December 6, 2023) One of the loves of Rock Hudson's (1925-1985) life OBIT

Walt Garrison, 79 (July 23, 1944-October 12, 2023) Dallas Cowboy who was a real-life cowboy, rodeo star and Texan cult hero OBIT

Julie Garwood, 78 (December 26, 1944-June 8, 2023) Romance novelist OBIT

Charles Gayle, 84 (February 28, 1939-September 5, 2023) Saxophonist whose intense style was called “fire music” OBIT

Robert Geddes, 99 (December 7, 1923-February 13, 2023) First dean of Princeton's School of Architecture OBIT

Bill Geddie, 68 (July 17, 1955-July 20, 2023) Co-creator and executive producer of The View OBIT

Paul Geoffrey, 68 (February 12, 1955-June 3, 2023) Excalibur (1981) actor OBIT

Keith Giffen, 70 (November 30, 1952-October 9, 2023) Veteran comic artist OBIT

Isto girl (Image via Polydor)

Astrud Gilberto, 83 (March 29, 1940-June 6, 2023) Vocalist behind “The Girl from Ipanema” (1964) OBIT

Françoise Gilot, 101 (November 26, 1921-June 6, 2023) Painter whose art was overshadowed by her relationship with Picasso (1881-1973) OBIT

Marc Gilpin, 56 (September 26, 1966-July 29, 2023) Former child actor who appeared in Jaws 2 (1978) OBIT

Louise Glück, 80 (April 22, 1943-October 13, 2023) Nobel Prize-winning poet OBIT

The mother of all '80s performances (Image via Universal)

Carlin Glynn, 83 (February 19, 1940-July 13, 2023) Tony winner for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978), actress who appeared in Sixteen Candles (1984) and mother of Mary Stuart Masterson (b. 1966) OBIT

Far out! (Image via fan magazine)

Mark Goddard, 87 (July 24, 1936-October 10, 2023) Boyishly handsome star of TV's Lost in Space (1965-1968) OBIT

Martin Goetz, 93 (April 22, 1930-October 10, 2023) Received the first-ever software patent — in 1968 OBIT

Herbert Gold, 99 (March 9, 1924-November 20, 2023) Postwar novelist of such works as The Birth of a Hero (1951), The Man Who Was Not with It (1956) and Salt (1963) OBIT

Carin Goldberg, 69 (June 12, 1953-January 19, 2023) Designer of covers for Madonna's (b. 1958) first album and the 1986 edition of Ulysses OBIT

Myron Goldfinger, 90 (February 17, 1933-July 20, 2023) Modernist architect OBIT

Bo Goldman, 90 (September 10, 1932-July 25, 2023) Oscar winner for the screenplays of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) with Lawrence Hauben (1931-1985) and Melvin and Howard (1980) OBIT

Dorothy Tapper Goldman, 78 (October 14, 1944-July 23, 2023) She sold one of 13 known copies of the U.S. Constitution for over $40M, financing her philanthropy OBIT

Elliot Goldman, 88 (circa 1935-August 30, 2023) Founding exec at Arista Records OBIT

Ernst Goldschmidt, 92 (1931-December 2, 2023) Orion Pictures co-founder who, while at United Artists, oversaw the distribution of movies that included The Graduate (1967) and Rocky (1975) OBIT

Lelia Goldoni, 86 (October 1, 1936-July 22, 2023) Actress who appeared in Shadows (1959), The Italian Job (1969) and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) OBIT

Jake Goldstein, 74 (March 5, 1949-June 16, 2023) Champion of Broadway theaters OBIT

Augusto Góngora, 71 (January 2, 1952-May 19, 2023) Journalist whose life was captured in The Eternal Memory OBIT

Randy Gonzalez, 35 (circa 1987-January 25, 2023) Popular TikToker who was one half of the Enkyboys with his young son OBIT

John B. Goodenough, 100 (July 25, 1922-June 25, 2023) Inventor of the lithium-ion battery OBIT

He could be tough, but also tender. (GIF via GIPHY)

Len Goodman, 78 (April 25, 1944-April 22, 2023) Longtime judge on Strictly Come Dancing (2004-2016) and Dancing with the Stars (2005-2022) OBIT

Bert Eye Gordon (Images via video stills)

Bert I. Gordon, 100 (September 24, 1922-March 8, 2023) Auteur of low-budget mutant monster flicks, including The Cyclops (1957), Village of the Giants (1965), Necromancy (1972), The Food of the Gods (1976) and the Joan Collins (b. 1933) starrer Empire of the Ants (1977) OBIT

Jim Gordon, 77 (July 14, 1945-March 13, 2023) Part of the legendary studio-musician group Wrecking Crew who played on numerous '60s and '70s hits and contributed to the writing of “Layla” (1970), and who in 1983 murdered his mother amid a mental health collapse OBIT

John Gosling, 75 (February 6, 1948-August 5, 2023) Keyboardist for the Kinks OBIT

Robert Gottlieb, 92 (April 29, 1931-June 14, 2023) Prominent editor at Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf and The New Yorker OBIT

Stephen Gould, 61 (January 24, 1962-September 19, 2023) Tenor known for his work on Richard Wagner (1813-1883) material OBIT

Bruce Gowers, 82 (1940-January 15, 2023) Director of Queen's 1975 “Bohemian Rhapsody” music video OBIT

Superstar Billy Graham, 79 (June 7, 1943-May 17, 2023) Pro wrestler OBIT

Bud Grant, 95 (May 20, 1927-March 11, 2023) Longtime Minnesota Vikings coach OBIT

Paul Grant, 56 (circa 1966-March 20, 2023) Actor seen as an Ewok in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) and as a goblin in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) OBIT

Johnny Green, 89 (December 8, 1933-November 16, 2023) Knicks superstar OBIT

Funny ha-ha (Image via video still)

Shecky Greene, 97 (April 8, 1926-December 31, 2023) Legendary Las Vegas stand-up comic OBIT

William Greenberg Jr., 97 (August 17, 1925-February 7, 2023) Manhattan baked goods impresario OBIT

Rose had it coming to her in 1978's Eyes of Laura Mars. (Image via Columbia)

Rose Gregorio, 97 (October 17, 1925-August 17, 2023) Tony nominee for The Shadow Box (1977) and who had a long career on the stage, in films and on TV OBIT

Mike Grgich, 100 (April 1, 1923-December 13, 2023) Napa Valley-based vintner OBIT

Irish Grinstead, 43 (1980-September 16, 2023) 702 girl-group (1999's “Where My Girls At”) member OBIT

Frank T. Griswold III, 85 (September 18, 1937-March 5, 2023) Former head of the Episcopal Church in America, he consecrated the church's first gay bishop, ordained women as priests OBIT

Dick Groat, 92 (November 4, 1930-April 27, 2023) Five-time all-star pro basketball player OBIT

He was drawn to Gross depictions. (Image via Dærick Gröss Sr./Playgirl)

Dærick Gröss Sr., 76 (January 28, 1947-December 8, 2023) Innovative illustrator for Marvel, DC, Chaos!, Image, Innovation Publishing and even Playgirl OBIT

Sam Gross, 89 (August 7, 1933-May 6, 2023) Cartoonist for The New Yorker, National Lampoon OBIT

2023 — worst year ever for drag (Image via video still)

Stefan Grygelko aka Heklina, 55 (June 17, 1967-April 3, 2023) Legendary San Francisco drag queen OBIT

Pablo Guzmán, 73 (August 17, 1950-November 26, 2023) Crusading reporter with household-name recognition in NYC OBIT

Haydn Gwynne, 66 (March 21, 1957-October 20, 2023) Tony-nominated actress OBIT

Brett Hadley, 92 (September 25, 1930-June 14, 2023) Actor who appeared on The Young and the Restless (1980-1999) OBIT

Piers Haggard, 83 (March 18, 1939-January 11, 2023) Director of the BAFTA-winning U.K. series Pennies from Heaven (1979) OBIT

Marlene Bauer Hagge, 89 (February 16, 1934-May 16, 2023) Last surviving of 12 LPGA founders OBIT

Jon Haggins, 79 (September 5, 1943-June 15, 2023) Designer of the '60s and '70s who became a TV host OBIT

Carl H. Hahn, 96 (July 1, 1926-January 14, 2023) German auto exec OBIT

Bruce Haigh, 77 (August 6, 1945-April 7, 2023) Australian diplomat who helped to battle apartheid OBIT

Todd Haimes, 66 (May 7, 1956-April 19, 2023) Theater mover and shaker who rebuilt the Roundabout Theater OBIT

Jacques Haitkin, 72 (August 29, 1950-March 21, 2023) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) cinematographer OBIT

Charles V. Hamilton, 94 (October 19, 1929-November 18, 2023) Writer and activist who popularized the term “institutional racism” OBIT

Evva Hanes, 90 (November 7, 1932-June 22, 2023) Moravian cookie-making titan OBIT

Robert Hanssen, 79 (April 18, 1944-June 5, 2023) FBI agent exposed as a spy for Russia, spending 21 years in prison until his death OBIT

Diamond was hospitalized with COVID at Thanksgiving. (GIF via GIPHY)

Diamond aka Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway, 51 (1972-January 9, 2023) One half of the right-wing sister duo Diamond & Silk OBIT

Hamish Harding, 58 (June 24, 1964-June 18, 2023) Aviation tycoon who perished on the Titanic-bound submersible Titan along with four others OBIT

Johnny Hardwick, 64 (September 21, 1958?-August 8, 2023) Voice of Dale Gribble on King of the Hill (1997-2010) OBIT

James Harithas, 90 (December 1, 1932-March 23, 2023) Maverick museum founder, director OBIT

Sheldon Harnick, 99 (April 30, 1924-June 23, 2023) Legendary lyricist famed for Fiddler on the Roof (1964) OBIT

C.J. Harris, 31 (January 28, 1991-January 15, 2023) American Idol (2014) contestant OBIT

Rolf Harris, 93 (March 30, 1930-May 10, 2023) Beloved Australian children's host later exposed as a serial sexual abuser OBIT

Stan Harris, 92 (February 3, 1931-September 18, 2023) TV-special director OBIT

Steve Harwell, 56 (January 9, 1967-September 4, 2023) Lead singer of Smash Mouth OBIT

Fuzzy Haskins, 81 (June 8, 1941-March 16, 2023) Part of the funk group the Parliament OBIT

Casey Hayden, 85 (October 31, 1937-January 4, 2023) Organizer of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the civil rights era OBIT

Linda Haynes, 75 (November 4, 1947-July 17, 2023) Enigmatic actress of such films as Rolling Thunder (1977) who left the business early OBIT

Heath, 55 (January 22, 2023-October 29, 2023) Longtime bassist of Japan's no. 1 most popular rock group, X Japan OBIT

Robert Hébras, 97 (June 29, 1925-February 11, 2023) Last survivor of the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre of French citizens by the Nazis OBIT

Jim Todd Hedrick, 82 (December 25, 1940-September 6, 2023) Master distiller OBIT

Byoon Hee-bong, 81 (June 8, 1942-September 18, 2023) Korean actor known for Memories of Murder (2003) and Okja (2017) OBIT

Ben Helfgott, 93 (November 22, 1929-June 16, 2023) Holocaust survivor who became a weight lifter OBIT

Willie Hernández, 69 (November 14, 1954-November 20, 2023) American League's MVP and Cy Young Award winner of 1984 OBIT

Words to live by (GIF via GIPHY)

Judy Heumann, 75 (December 18 1947-March 4, 2023) Disabilities activist noted for her best-selling book Being Heumann (2020) and for being prominently featured in Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020) OBIT

Anthony Hickox, 64 (January 30, 1959-October 9, 2023) Director of 1988's Waxwork OBIT

Hank Hightower, 57 (circa 1966-November 1, 2023) Gay-porn star of the '90s OBIT

Ray Hildebrand, 82 (November 21, 1940-August 18, 2023) One half of the duo Paul and Paula, whose “Hey Paula” was a no. 1 hit in 1963 OBIT

Mike Hill, 73 (1949-January 5, 2023) Oscar winner who edited 22 Ron Howard (b. 1954) films in a row OBIT

Vince Hill, 89 (April 16, 1934-July 21, 2023) U.K. singer of “Edelweiss” (1967) OBIT

Jim Hines, 76 (September 10, 1946-June 3, 2023) First to sprint 100 meters in under 10 seconds OBIT

Maurice Hines, 80 (December 13, 1943-December 29, 2023) Iconic tap dancer OBIT

Stuart Hodes, 98 (November 27, 1924-March 15, 2023) Dancer and choreographer OBIT

Jeanne Hoff, 85 (October 16, 1938-October 26, 2023) Pioneering trans psychiatrist OBIT

Elizabeth Hoffman, 97 (February 8, 1926-August 21, 2023) Bea on Sisters (1991-1997) OBIT

In the Hollywood trenches (Image via ABC)

Jack Hogan, 94 (November 24, 1929-December 6, 2023) Actor seen on Combat! (1962-1967) OBIT

James Hoge, 87 (December 25, 1935-September 19, 2023) Powerful publisher of The Chicago Sun-Times and The New York Daily News OBIT

She did. (Image via ABC)

Ellen Holly, 92 (January 16, 1931-December 6, 2023) First Black actress to star on a daytime soap OBIT

Ellen Hovde, 97 (March 9, 1925-February 16, 2023) Co-director of Grey Gardens (1975) OBIT

Frank Howard, 87 (August 8, 1936-October 30, 2023) Paul Bunyan-sized slugger for the Dodgers and the Senators OBIT

Gregory Allen Howard, 70 (1962-January 27, 2023) First African-American screenwriter of a $100-million drama — Remember the Titans (2000) OBIT

Tina Howe, 85 (November 21, 1937-August 28, 2023) Coastal Disturbances (1987) playwright OBIT

Rick Hoyt, 61 (January 10, 1962-May 22, 2023) Boston Marathon participant noted for competing in his wheelchair OBIT

Today marks the 37th anniversary of this iconic episode ending! pic.twitter.com/j5lnCWSaRb

— As The World Turns (@CBSATWT) April 10, 2023

Elizabeth Hubbard, 89 (December 22, 1933-April 8, 2023) First winner of a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; she acted on several soaps, most memorably The Doctors (1964-1982, with breaks) and As the World Turns (1984-2010) OBIT

Hugh Hudson, 86 (August 25, 1936-February 10, 2023) Director of Best Picture winner Chariots of Fire (1981) OBIT

Bobby Hull, 84 (January 3, 1939-January 30, 2023) NHL legend who became the first to score 50+ goals in a single season OBIT

Charles Hull, 92 (March 3, 1931-April 14, 2023) Award-winning founder of Theaterworks OBIT

Edward Hume, 87 (May 18, 1936-July 13, 2023) The Day After (1983) writer OBIT

He was quite a girl. (GIF via GIPHY)

Barry Humphries, 89 (February 17, 1934-April 22, 2023) Legendary Australian comic best remembered as his drag persona Dame Edna Everage OBIT

Gayle Hunnicutt, 80 (February 6, 1943-August 31, 2023) Actress and Texas-born English socialite who played J.R.'s ex on Dallas (1989-1991) OBIT

Richard Hunt, 88 (September 12, 1935-December 16, 2023) Public-installation artist OBIT

Old Reliable's young drifters fueled countless fantasies. (Images by David Hurles & Facebook)

David Hurles, 78 (September 12, 1944-April 12, 2023) Famed physique photographer and pornographer known for scary-macho drifters and drug addicts, whose aesthetic stood in stark contrast to that of mainstream gay pornography of the '70s and '80 OBIT

Leon Ichaso, 74 (August 3, 1948-May 20, 2023) Director of El Cantante (2006) OBIT

Paul Ickovic, 79 (March 16, 1944-May 23, 2023) Photographer renowned for work that documented street life in various European cities, India, Nepal and Cuba OBIT

The Iron Sheik aka Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, 81 (March 15, 1942-June 7, 2023) Fabled wrestler OBIT

Robert Irwin, 95 (September 12, 1928-October 24, 2023) Experimental artist OBIT

He was in the band from 1954-1989. (Image via T-Neck)

Rudolph Isley, 84 (April 1, 1939-October 11, 2023) Founding member of the eternally successful Isley Brothers OBIT

Masatoshi Ito, 98 (April 20, 1924-March 10, 2023) Convenience-store king of Japan OBIT

Chuck Jackson, 85 (July 22, 1937-February 16, 2023) Singer of “Any Day Now” (1962) OBIT

Drama queen (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Glenda Jackson, 87 (May 9, 1936-June 15, 2023) Oscar, Tony, BAFTA and Grammy winner particularly known for the films Women in Love (1969), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), A Touch of Class (1973), Health (1980) and The Rainbow (1989), for the TV film Elizabeth Is Missing (2019) and for countless stage plays, including Marat/Sade (1964) and Three Tall Women (2018) OBIT

Nathan Louise Jackson, 44 (December 4, 1978-August 22, 2023) TV and theater writer OBIT

David Jacobs, 84 (August 12, 1939-August 20, 2023) Creator of Dallas (1978-1991) and Knots Landing (1979-1993) OBIT

Kyle Jacobs, 49 (June 26, 1973-February 17, 2023) Husband of country star Kellie Pickler (b. 1986) OBIT

Yvonne Jacquette, 88 (December 15, 1934-April 23, 2023) Painter of aerial views OBIT

A drawn-out life (Images via video still & Mad Magazine)

Al Jaffee, 102 (March 13, 1921-April 10, 2023) Longest-working cartoonist in history, inventor of Mad's “fold-ins” OBIT

Mukarram Jah, 89 (October 6, 1933-January 14, 2023) Heir to an Islamic throne who gave it up to be a farmer OBIT

John Jakes, 90 (March 31, 1932-March 11, 2023) Historical fiction author of hit novels including The Bastard (1972) and North and South (1982) OBIT

Musical legend (Image via Impulse!)

Ahmad Jamal, 92 (July 2, 1930-April 16, 2023) Jazz pioneer OBIT

Judith James, 86 (circa 1937-July 14, 2023) Broadway, TV and film producer, including of the movie Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) OBIT 

Don January, 93 (November 29, 1929-May 7, 2023) PGA-winning golf star OBIT

Keith Jefferson, 53 (April 7, 1970-October 5, 2023) Django Unchained (2012) actor OBIT

Ray Jenkins, 87 (September 1, 1935-January 16, 2023) English TV writer OBIT

In 2011, she played a woman with dementia in Poetry — and later suffered from it. (Image via Kino International)

Yoon Jeong-hee, 79 (July 30, 1944-January 19, 2o23) Iconic South Korean actress OBIT

Christo Jivkov, 48 (February 18, 1975-March 31, 2023) Actor who played John in The Passion of the Christ (2004) OBIT

She knew where all the bones were buried. (GIF via GIPHY)

Sue Johanson, 92 (July 29, 1930-June 28, 2023) Beloved Canadian sex educator OBIT

Coslough Johnson, 91 (November 8, 1931-March 23, 2023) Emmy-winning writer on Laugh-In (1968-1970) OBIT

Eddie Bernice Johnson, 89 (December 3, 1934-December 31, 2023) First Black Texas state senator since Reconstruction who served 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives OBIT

Ellsworth Johnson, 100 (July 5, 1923-September 30, 2023) Last survivor of the Office of Strategic Services OBIT

Pat E. Johnson, 84 (circa 1939-November 5, 2023) Stunt man OBIT

Paul Johnson, 94 (November 2, 1928-January 12, 2023) British historian who flipped from Labour to Tory in the '70s OBIT

Keith Johnstone, 90 (February 21, 1923-March 11, 2023) Improv trailblazer OBIT

A member of De La Soul is dead. (Image via Tommy Boy Records)

David Jolicoeur, 54 (September 21, 1968-February 12, 2023) Rapper known as Trugoy the Dove, founding member of De La Soul OBIT

A powerful goodbye (GIF via GIPHY)

Ron Cephas Jones, 66 (January 8, 1957-August 19, 2023) Two-time Emmy winner for This Is Us (in 2018 and 2020) OBIT

Tom Jones, 95 (February 17, 1928-August 11, 2023) Writer of the book and lyrics of The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway for 42 years OBIT

Tom Joyner, 79 (December 7, 1943-February 22, 2023) First AD on Jaws (1975) with a prolific career behind the camera OBIT

Bernard Kalb, 100 (February 4, 1922-January 8, 2023) Veteran NBC, CBS and New York Times correspondent OBIT

Simpson Kalisher, 96 (July 27, 1926-June 13, 2023) Corporate photographer turned photojournalist OBIT

Adolfo Kaminsky, 97 (October 1, 1925-January 9, 2023) Member of the Nazi resistance whose forged documents saved thousands of Jewish lives OBIT

Henry Kamm, 98 (June 3, 1925-July 9, 2023) Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist OBIT

Joe Kapp, 85 (March 19, 1938-May 8, 2023) Quarterback who played in Super Bowl IV OBIT

Linda Kasabian, 73 (June 21, 1949-January 21, 2023) Lookout for the Manson Family who testified against Charles Manson (1934-2017) OBIT

His work was very surface. (Image via Universal)

Roger Kastel, 92 (June 11, 1931-November 8, 2023) Famed illustrator and painter whose work adorned the iconic Jaws movie poster (1975) OBIT

Rev. Timothy Keller, 72 (September 23, 1950-May 19, 2023) Evangelical preacher and best-selling author OBIT

Peter Kelley, 97 (December 17, 1925-February 28, 2023) Agent whose previous acting career included being a part of the original Broadway production of South Pacific (1949) OBIT

Jody Kelly, 85 (January 21, 1938-September 5, 2023) The Amazing Race Season 16 (2010) competitor OBIT

Kelsch with Ferrara — a dream nightmare team (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Ken Kelsch, 76 (July 8, 1947-December 11, 2023) Cinematographer who worked with Abel Ferrara (b. 1951) OBIT

Victor J. Kemper, 96 (April 14, 1927-November 27, 2023) Cinematographer on Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) OBIT 

Scott Kempner, 69 (February 6, 1954-November 29, 2023) Co-founder of the Dictators and the Del-Lords OBIT

Officer Don Kennedy, 93 (March 2, 1930-June 29, 2023) Atlanta-based children's host OBIT

Bill Kenwright, 78 (September 4, 1945-October 23, 2023) West End producer OBIT

Darren Kent, 36 (March 30, 1987-August 11, 2023) Game of Thrones (2014) and EastEnders (2022) actor OBIT

Gary Kent, 89 (June 7, 1933-May 25, 2023) Actor and stuntman whose storied life and career inspired a character in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) OBIT

Le Keqiang, 68 (July 1955-October 26, 2023) Former Chinese premier OBIT

Nic Kerdiles, 29 (January 11, 1994-September 23, 2023) Anaheim Ducks player OBIT

He sank his teeth into this part. (Image via CBS)

Lance Kerwin, 62 (November 6, 1960-January 24, 2023) Prolific youth TV actor of the '70s and '80s who starred in James at 15/16 (1977-1978) and in the miniseries Salem's Lot (1979) OBIT

Khaled Khalifa, 59 (-September 30, 2023) Syrian novelist OBIT

FYI, he was a great talent. (Image via CBS)

Charles Kimbrough, 86 (May 23, 1936-January 11, 2023) Broadway star of such shows as Company (1970) who found a wide audience as Jim Dial on Murphy Brown (1988-1998; 2018-2019) OBIT

Mel King, 94 (October 20, 1928-March 28, 2023) First finalist for mayor of the city of Boston (1983) OBIT

Glenys Kinnock, 79 (July 7, 1944-December 3, 2023) Leftist force in the U.K. and European Parliament OBIT

David Kirke, 78 (September 26, 1945-October 21, 2023) Person who made the first modern bungee jump OBIT

Terry Kirkman, 83 (December 12, 1939-September 23, 2023) Founding member of, and singer with, the Association, known for the 1966 tunes “Cherish” and “Along Comes Mary” OBIT

Everything. (Image via Newsweek)

Henry Kissinger, 100 (May 27, 1923-November 29, 2023) Former U.S. Secretary of State (1973-1977) who was one of the most famous — and infamous — ever to hold the post OBIT

Robert Klane, 81 (October 17, 1941-August 29, 2023) Writer of Weekend at Bernie's (1989) OBIT

Robbie Knievel, 60 (May 7, 1962-January 13, 2023) Son of Evel Knievel (1938-2007) who was a daredevil in his own right OBIT

Bobby Knight, 83 (October 25, 1940-November 1, 2023) Volatile, renowned basketball coach OBIT

Jean Knight, 80 (January 26, 1943-November 22, 2023) “Mr. Big Stuff” (1971) singer OBIT

María Kodama, 86 (March 10, 1937-March 26, 2023) Writer and translator who was the steward of the Borges family literary legacy OBIT

Herbert Kohl, 88 (February 7, 1935-December 27, 2023) Milwaukee Bucks owner who was a Democratic senator from Wisconsin (1989-2013) OBIT

Koko Da Doll, 35 (circa 1987-April 18, 2023) Star of Kokomo City (2023) OBIT

Eva Kollisch, 98 (August 17, 1925-October 10, 2023) Lesbian-rights advocate and memoirist OBIT

Elisabeth Kopp, 86 (December 6, 1936-April 7, 2023) First woman elected to Switzerland's governing council OBIT

Edward Koren, 87 (December 13, 1935-April 14, 2023) New Yorker cartoonist OBIT

Ann McLaughlin Korologos, 81 (November 16, 1941-January 30, 2023) U.S. Secretary of Labor (1987-1989) OBIT

Pete Kozachik, 72 (March 28, 1951-September 12, 2023) Oscar-nominated visual effects artist OBIT

Casey Kramer, 67 (December 28, 1955-December 24, 2023) Actress who was the daughter of Stanley Kramer (1913-2001) OBIT

Josh Kramer, 67 (May 17, 1956-November 27, 2023) Exec who produced such films as Death and the Maiden (1994) OBIT

@boyculturedotcom RIP Marty Krofft, 86, co-creator of tons of '70s kid fare, all campy, low-budget and creative. I loved "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl"! #krofftsupershow #electrawomananddynagirl #deidrehall #judystangis #martykrofft #sidkrofft #tvthemesongs ♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

Marty Krofft, 86 (April 9, 1937-November 25, 2023) Co-creator, with brother Sid (b. 1929), of such series as H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and Land of the Lost (1974), plus countless TV variety specials, notably The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976-1977) OBIT

Josh Kruger, 39 (August 21, 1984-October 2, 2023) Gay journalist and activist based in Philadelphia OBIT

Milan Kundera, 94 (April 1, 1929-July 11, 2023) Author of many popular novels, including 1984's The Unbearable Lightness of Being OBIT

When good sales happen to bad writers. (Image via Schocken)

Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, 88 (April 3, 1935-April 27, 2023) Author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People (1981) OBIT

Tadaaki Kuwayama, 91 (March 4, 1932-August 18, 2023) Painter known for his spare visions and monochromes OBIT

Pierre Lacotte, 91 (April 4, 1932-April 10, 2023) Choreographer who aided Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) in his defection from Russia OBIT

Alice K. Ladas, 102 (May 30, 1921-July 29, 2023) Author of The G Spot (1982) OBIT

David LaFlamme, 82 (May 4, 1941-August 6, 2023) It's a Beautiful Day band member OBIT

Traute Lafrenz, 103 (May 3, 1919-March 6, 2023) Last survivor of the anti-Nazi resistance group the White Rose OBIT

Denny Laine, 79 (October 29, 1944-December 5, 2023) Founding member of the Moody Blues and Wings OBIT

Roland LaJoie, 87 (August 11, 1936-October 28, 2023) Cold War-era U.S. Army general OBIT

Rita Lakin, 93 (January 24, 1930-March 23, 2023) Pioneering screenwriter who created The Rookies (1972-1976) OBIT

Michael Lamont, 76 (April 3, 1947-May 21, 2023) Broadway actor who became a well-known photographer OBIT

Emily Fisher Landau, 102 (August 23, 1920-March 27, 2023) Patron of the arts OBIT

Janet Landgard, 75 (December 2, 1947-November 6, 2023) The Donna Reed Show (1963-1965) regular OBIT

Hobie Landrith, 93 (March 16, 1930-April 6, 2023) First player picked to be a New York Met OBIT

Sara Lane, 73 (March 12, 1949-March 3, 2023) Regular on The Virginian (1966-1970) who had previously been the prankster star of I Saw What You Did (1965) OBIT

Milt Larsen, 92 (April 9, 1931-May 28, 2023) Founder of Hollywood's Magic Castle OBIT

I can see her dirty pillows, but nobody laughed at Piper Laurie. (Image via movie still)

Piper Laurie, 91 (January 22, 1932-October 14, 2023) Golden Age starlet who became an Oscar-nominated elder thespian, nominated for Oscars for The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976) and Children of a Lesser God (1986); an Emmy winner for Promise (1986); and Emmy-nominated for such performances as Twin Peaks (1989-1991) OBIT

Tom Leadon, 70 (September 16, 1952-March 22, 2023) Co-founder of Mudcrutch OBIT

Norman Lear, 101 (July 27, 1922-December 5, 2023) The most impactful and beloved producer in the history of TV, with AAA-list credits that included All in the Family (1971-1979), Maude (1972-1978), Good Times (1974-1979), One Day at a Time (1975-1984), The Jeffersons (1975-1985), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976-1977) and The Facts of Life (1979-1988) OBIT

Coco Lee, 48 (January 17, 1975-July 5, 2023) Chinese-American singer/songwriter who sang “A Love Before Time” in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) OBIT

Eugene Lee, 83 (March 9, 1939-February 6, 2023) Set designer for SNL who won three Tonys and six Emmys for his work in the field OBIT

Franne Lee, 81 (December 30, 1941-August 26, 2023) Tony-winning costumer who also worked on SNL OBIT

Jack Lee, 71 (March 25, 1952-May 26, 2023) Frontman for the Nerves who wrote the Blondie song “Hanging on the Telephone” (1978) OBIT

Ralph Lee, 87 (July 9, 1935-May 12, 2023) Puppeteer who created SNL's Land Shark Jaws parody puppet OBIT

Rita Lee, 75 (December 31, 1947-May 8, 2023) Brazil's queen of rock 'n' roll OBIT

One of the most senseless losses of the year (GIF via GIPHY)

Lee Sun-kyun, 48 (1975-December 27, 2023) SAG-winning star of Parasite (2019) OBIT

Mira Lehr, 88 (September 22, 1934-January 24, 2023) Artist who founded a gallery for women in Miami Beach OBIT

Michael Lehrer, 44 (1978-January 17, 2023) Second City comic OBIT

David Leland, 82 (April 20, 1941-December 24, 2023) British theater, film and TV writer whose 1987 debut film Wish You Were Here made a lasting impression OBIT

Dennis LePage, 74 (circa 1949-August 21, 2023) Member of Lime OBIT

Lerner for Mayer (Image via 20th Century Fox)

Michael Lerner 81 (June 22, 1941-April 8, 2023) Extremely prolific character actor nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 1991's Barton Fink OBIT

Ted Lerner, 97 (October 15, 1925-February 12, 2023) Billionaire owner of the Washington Nationals OBIT

Alfred Leslie, 95 (October 29, 1927-January 27, 2023) Abstract Expressionist, filmmaker who in the '60s moved into the fore of figurative painting OBIT

Michael Leva, 62 (January 15, 1961-September 14, 2023) Designer whose work embodied sophistication and wearability OBIT

Michael Levin, 90 (December 8, 1932-January 6, 2023) Ryan's Hope (1975-1989) actor OBIT

Leon Levine, 85 (June 8, 1937-April 5, 2023) Founder of Family Dollar OBIT

Louise Levy, 112 (November 1, 1910-July 17, 2023) Ashkenazi Jewish woman among a group of people studied for extreme longevity and cognitive health OBIT

James W. Lewis, 76 (August 8, 1946-July 9, 2023) Suspect in the 1982 Tylenol Murders who was never charged with the killings but who was convicted of extortion for sending a letter to Johnson & Johnson demanding $1M to stop the murders from continuing OBIT

Linda Lewis, 72 (September 27, 1950-May 3, 2023) Solo singer who became one of the industry's most in-demand backup singers OBIT

Andrew Leynse, 53 (circa 1970-January 20, 2023) Primary Stages AD who championed emerging playwrights OBIT

Lois Libien, 87 (September 7, 1935-July 25, 2023) Journalist who covered women's issues, sometimes presciently — writing about computer programming in 1967 and warning against tanning in 1973 OBIT

Robert Lieberman, 75 (July 16, 1947-July 1, 2023) Fire in the Sky (1993) director OBIT

Gordon Lightfoot, 84 (November 17, 1938-May 1, 2023) Canadian singer-songwriter known for such hits as “If You Could Read My Mind” (1970), “Sundown” (1974) and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976) OBIT

David Lindley, 78 (March 21, 1944-March 3, 2023) Legendary session musician, multi-instrumentalist OBIT

Jo Lindner, 30 (January 14, 1993-June 30, 2023) Joesthetics bodybuilding star OBIT

Killer screen presence (Image via Paramount)

Carol Locatell, 82 (December 13, 1940-April 11, 2023) Actress known for Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning (1985) OBIT

Relatable (GIF via GIPHY)

Gina Lollobrigida, 95 (July 4, 1927-January 16, 2023) Italian sex symbol who starred in the films Bread, Love and Dreams (1953), Beat the Devil (1953), Trapeze (1956), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), Solomon and Sheba (1959), Come September (1961) and Bueno Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968), as well as appearing on TV's Falcon Crest (1984) and launching a successful photojournalism career in the '70s OBIT

Group effort (Image via Nickelodeon)

Cody Longo, 34 (March 4, 1988-February 8, 2023) Hollywood Heights (2012) actor OBIT

Henri Lopes, 86 (September 12, 1937-November 2, 2023) Writer and Congo official OBIT

Harry Lorayne, 96 (May 4, 1926-April 7, 2023) Master of total recall OBIT

The first time a Wednesday dance went viral — meaning we all saw it on ABC! (GIF via GIPHY)

Lisa Loring, 64 (February-January 28, 2023) The original Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family (1964-1966) OBIT

Looking mod on The Mod Squad (Image via ABC)

Lynn Loring, 80 (July 14, 1943-December 23, 2023) Former child star who acted on Search for Tomorrow (1951), played beatnik Eddie on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1962) and later became a trailblazing female exec who produced The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) and the feature hit Mr. Mom (1983) OBIT

Marilyn Lovell, 93 (July 11, 1930-August 27, 2023) Wife of Apollo 13 commander, Jim Lovell (b. 1928), who had become a symbol of fortitude  during the heart-stopping accident OBIT

Robert E. Lucas Jr., 85 (September 15, 1937-May 15, 2023) Economics laureate OBIT

Tom Luddy, 79 (June 4, 1943-February 13, 2023) Film archivist, movie producer, co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival OBIT

Johnny Lujack, 98 (January 4, 1925-July 25, 2023) Celebrated Notre Dame quarterback, 1947 Heisman Trophy winner, player of the Chicago Bears OBIT

Steven Lutvak, 64 (July 18, 1959-October 9, 2023) Composer behind A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2013) OBIT

Laura Lynch, 65 (November 18, 1958-December 22, 2023) Co-founding member of the Dixie Chicks aka the Chicks OBIT

All the fit that's news ... (Image via Bantam)

Lisa Lyon, 70 (May 13, 1953-September 8, 2023) Trailblazing female bodybuilder who famously posed for Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) and inspired Marvel's Elektra OBIT

Carlos Lyra, 90 (May 11, 1933-December 16, 2023) Bossa nova composer OBIT

Zdenek Macal, 87 (January 8, 1935-October 25, 2023) Internationally famous conductor OBIT

The fairy tale is over. (GIF via GIPHY)

Shane MacGowan, 65 (December 25, 1957-November 30, 2023) Songwriter and lead singer of the Pogues OBIT

Ken MacKenzie, 89 (March 10, 1934-December 14, 2023) Winningest 1962 Met OBIT

Steve Mackey, 56 (November 10, 1966-March 2, 2023) Member of the Britpop band Pulp OBIT

John Macrae III, 91 (November 21, 1931-February 1, 2023) Daring publisher of works by subverted voices, president and publisher of E.P. Dutton from 1968-1981 and EIC/publisher at Henry Holt & Co. for 35 years (1983-2018) OBIT

Albert H. Maddox Jr., 77 (July 21, 1945-April 23, 2023) Lawyer at the center of the Tawana Brawley (b. 1971) rape hoax OBIT

Magoo, 50 (November 12, 1973-August 13, 2023) Rapper known for his Timbaland (b. 1972) collabs OBIT

A Happening guy (Image via Columbia)

George Maharis, 94 (September 1, 1928-May 24, 2023) Buz Murdock on Route 66 (1960-1963) who appeared in such films as The Satan Bug (1965) and bared all in a 1973 issue of Playgirl OBIT

Keshub Mahindra, 99 (October 9, 1923-April 12, 2023) Billionaire Indian industrialist OBIT

Austin Majors, 27 (November 23, 1995-February 11, 2023) Former child actor known for NYPD Blue (1999-2004) OBIT

The Queen is dead. (Image via El Nuevo Dia)

Marisol Malaret, 73 (October 13, 1949-March 19, 2023) First Miss Universe from Puerto Rico (1970) who became a TV host and magazine editor OBIT

Ryan Mallett, 35 (June 5, 1988-June 27, 2023) Former NFL quarterback OBIT

Brandi Mallory, 40 (circa 1983-November 9, 2023) Extreme Weight Loss (2014) reality star OBIT

He was a man of many talents. (Image via Matt Oxley)

Eric Manchester, 58 (August 26, 1964-March 12, 2023) Famed gay-porn actor noted for 1988's In Your Wildest Dreams OBIT

Jerry Mander, 86 (May 1, 1936-April 11, 2023) Progressive ad man OBIT

Marianne Mantell, 93 (November 23, 1929-January 22, 2023) Audiobook innovator OBIT

Jessie Maple, 86 (February 14, 1937-May 30, 2023) First Black woman to write, produce and direct an indie film, 1981's Will OBIT

Helen Marcus, 97 (October 28, 1925-October 1, 2023) Prolific photographer of famous folks OBIT

Mark Margolis, 83 (November 26, 1939-August 3, 2023) Actor best known for his work on Breaking Bad (2009-2011) and Better Call Saul (2016-2022) OBIT

Glória Maria, 73 (August 15, 1949-February 2, 2023) Iconic Brazilian TV journalist noted as being her country's first-ever woman of African descent to become a nationally recognized figure in her field OBIT

Harry Markowitz, 96 (August 24, 1927-June 22, 2023) Nobel-winning pioneer of economic science OBIT

Eddie Marks, 76 (circa 1947-September 11, 2023) Longtime owner of Western Costume Company OBIT

Francesco Maselli, 92 (December 9, 1930-March 21, 2023) Italian auteur director OBIT

Ben Masters, 75 (May 6, 1947-January 11, 2023) Actor on Passions (1999-2008) OBIT

Leiji Matsumoto, 85 (January 25, 1938-February 13, 2023) Manga and anime creator, punk collaborator OBIT

Ken Mattingly, 87 (March 17, 1936-October 31, 2023) Astronaut who missed out on Apollo 13 after being exposed to measles, and who helped it avoid disaster from the ground OBIT

Burny Mattinson, 87 (May 13, 1935-February 27, 2023) Animator and more who was Disney's longest-servicing employee — just shy of 70 years OBIT

Juliette Mayniel, 87 (January 22, 1936-July 21, 2023) Actress who was the partner of Vittorio Gassman (1922-2000) and the mother of Alessandro Gassmann (b. 1965) OBIT

Colette Maze, 109 (June 16, 1914-November 19, 2023) Pianist who began recording in her 80s OBIT

James McCaffrey, 65 (March 27, 1958-December 17, 2023) Rescue Me (2004-2011) actor OBIT

Bruce McCall, 87 (May 10, 1935-May 5, 2023) Satirical artist known for his retrofuture concept OBIT

Hazel McCallion, 101 (February 14, 1921-January 29, 2023) Longest-serving mayor in Canadian history, with 36 years running Mississauga (1978-2014) OBIT

Vaughn (who died in 2016) at left, and McCallum (Image via NBC)

David McCallum, 90 (September 19, 1933-September 25, 2023) Star of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968) and NCIS (2003-2023), as well as numerous stage productions and such films as A Night to Remember (1958), Billy Budd (1962), The Great Escape (1963), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980) OBIT

Les McCann, 88 (September 23, 1935-December 29, 2023) Celebrated jazz pianist and vocalist OBIT

Cormac McCarthy, 89 (July 20, 1933-June 13, 2023) Acclaimed author of such novels as Blood Meridian (1985), All the Pretty Horses (1992), No Country for Old Men (2005) and The Road (2006) OBIT

Tim McCarver, 81 (October 16, 1941-February 16, 2023) Two-time World Series champion catcher who called World Series games for almost two decades on FOX, ABC and CBS OBIT

Pat McCormick, 92 (May 12, 1930-March 7, 2023) Olympic diving champ OBIT

Nikki McCray-Penson, 51 (December 17, 1971-July 7, 2023) Women's basketball star and coach OBIT

George McGinnis, 73 (August 12, 1950-December 14 2023) Pacers and 76ers player OBIT

Michael McGrath, 65 (September 25, 1957-September 14, 2023) Tony winner for Nice Work If You Can Get It in 2012 OBIT

Lawrence McKenna, 89 (November 7, 1933-February 3, 2023) New York judge involved in high-profile cases, including against the Giuliani Administration OBIT

David McKnight, 87 (July 2, 1936-December 3, 2023) J.D.'s Revenge (1976) actor OBIT

Art McNally, 97 (July 1, 1925-January 1, 2023) First on-field official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame OBIT

Jack McNally, 89 (October 17, 1933-May 28, 2023) NYPD detective who was a PI for Patty Hearst (b. 1954) and O.J. Simpson (b. 1947) OBIT

Juanita McNeely, 87 (March 13, 1936-October 18, 2023) Artist of the female experience OBIT

Jesse McReynolds, 93 (July 9, 1929-June 23, 2023) One half of the long-running bluegrass duo Jim & Jesse, with brother Jim McReynolds (1927-2002) OBIT

Raphael Mecoulam, 92 (November 5, 1930-March 9, 2023) Pioneer in the study of cannabis OBIT

Emily Meggett, 90 (November 19, 1932-April 21, 2023) Matriarch of the Gullah Geechee food of the coastal South OBIT

Dariush Mehrjui, 83 (December 8, 1939-October 14, 2023) Iranian New Wave filmmaker OBIT

Gita Mehta, 80 (December 12, 1942-September 16, 2023) Novelist and nonfiction writer of stories from a female and Indian POV, including Raj (1989) OBIT

Randy Meisner, 77 (March 8, 1946-July 26, 2023) Founding member of the Eagles OBIT

Buddy Melges, 93 (January 26, 1930-May 18, 2023) American sailing champ OBIT

Jim Mellen, 87 (August 13, 1935-February 17, 2023) One of the original, militant Weathermen OBIT

The actor's actor (GIF via GIPHY)

Murray Melvin, 90 (August 10, 1932-April 14, 2023) British theater actor and archivist remembered for performances in such films as A Taste of Honey (1961), an early gay representation, and The Devils (1971), and the TV series Torchwood (2006) OBIT

Ivan Menezes, 63 (July 10, 1959-June 7, 2023) Liquor executive OBIT

Louise Meriwether, 100 (May 8, 1923-October 10, 2023) 1970s emerging literary voice, as with Daddy Was a Number Runner (1970) OBIT

Joanna Merlin, 92 (July 15, 1931-October 15, 2023) Legendary acting teacher who was in the original Broadway cast of Fiddler on the Roof (1964) OBIT

Edward H. Meyer, (January 8, 1927-April 11, 2023) Transformed Grey Group into an advertising powerhouse OBIT

Joan Meyer, 98 (May 23, 1925-August 12, 2023) Longtime editor of The Marion County Record OBIT

False rumors about Miller's cause of death prompted a statement from his own mother. (GIF via GIPHY)

Billy Miller, 43 (September 17, 1979-September 15, 2023) Soap star known for All My Children (2007-2008), The Young and the Restless (2008-2014) and General Hospital (2014-2019) OBIT

George T. Miller, 79 (November 28, 1943-circa February 18, 2023) Australian director of The Man from Snowy River (1982) and The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) OBIT

Mildred Miller, 98 (December 16, 1924-November 29, 2023) Metropolitan Opera star OBIT

Marga Minco, 103 (March 31, 1920-July 10, 2023) One of the last great European Holocaust authors, whose Het Bittere Kruid (1957) was a classic OBIT

Yan Mingfoo, 91 (November 11, 1931-July 3, 2023) Negotiator who sought to defuse tensions in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Chinese uprising OBIT

Newton Minow, 97 (January 17, 1926-May 6, 2023) FCC chief who coined the phrase “vast wasteland” to describe television OBIT

David Miranda, 37 (May 10, 1985-May 9, 2023) Husband of Glenn Greenwald (b. 1967) who served in Brazil's Congress and was involved with Edward Snowden's (b. 1983) leak of classified U.S. documents OBIT

Walter Mirisch, 101 (November 8, 1921-February 24, 2023) Oldest living Oscar winner, recipient of the Irving Thalberg and Jean Hersholt Awards, producer and studio head associated with such films as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1957), Some Like It Hot (1959) and In the Heat of the Night (1967) OBIT

Kevin Mitnick, 59 (August 6, 1963-July 16, 2023) Notorious '90s computer hacker OBIT

Rosi Mittermaier, 72 (August 5, 1950-January 4, 2023) Olympic gold-medalist skier OBIT

Lee Moder, 53 (circa 1969-January 15, 2023) Comic book artist who co-created Stargirl (1999) OBIT

Hans Modrow, 95 (January 27, 1928-February 11, 2023) One of East Germany's last Communist leaders OBIT

Essra Mohawk, 75 (April 23, 1948-December 11, 2023) Flower child singer-songwriter OBIT

Gloria Molina, 74 (May 31, 1948-May 14, 2023) Pioneering Latina politician in California OBIT

Bullish on Bull (GIF via GIPHY)

Richard Moll, 80 (January 13, 1943—October 26, 2023) Bull Shannon on Night Court (1984-1992) all nine seasons OBIT

Vera Molnar, 99 (January 5, 1924-December 7, 2023) Pioneering computer-art creator OBIT

Channeling the English (Image via BBC)

Kelly Monteith, 80 (October 17, 1942-January 2023) First American comic with his own British series, Kelly Monteith (1979-1984) OBIT

Giuliano Montaldo, 93 (February 22, 1930-September 6, 2023) Italian director of Sacco & Vanzetti (1971) OBIT

Lisa Montell, 89 (July 5, 1933-March 7, 2023) B-movie starlet seen in World Without End (1956) OBIT

Moonbin, 25 (January 26, 1998-April 19, 2023) South Korean boy band member from the group Astro OBIT

Gordon E. Moore, 94 (January 3, 1929-March 24, 2023) Intel co-founder OBIT

As the gopher knows, she was more than alright ... (Image via Warner Bros.)

Cindy Morgan, 69 (September 29, 1954-December 2023) Seductive star of Caddyshack (1980) who was also memorable in dual roles in Tron (1982) OBIT

Ted Morgan, 91 (March 30, 1932-December 13, 2023) Pulitzer Prize-winning writer OBIT

W. Jason Morgan, 87 (October 10, 1935-July 31, 2023) Developed theory of plate tectonics OBIT

Seiichi Morimura, 90 (January 2, 1933-July 24, 2023) Author of The Devil's Gluttony (1981), which documented atrocities committed against the Chinese by the Japanese OBIT

Raymond Moriyama, 93 (October 11, 1929-September 1, 2023) Designer of public spaces OBIT

Chuck Morris, 47 (circa 1975-March 16, 2023) Drummer for the band Lotus OBIT

John Morris, 84 (May 16, 1939-November 10, 2023) Woodstock coordinator OBIT

Lloyd N. Morrisett, 93 (November 2, 1929-January 23, 2023) Co-creator, with Joan Ganz Cooney (b. 1929), of Sesame Street (1969-present) OBIT

Johaar Mosaval, 95 (January 8, 1928-August 16, 2023) South Asian-South African ballet dancer who fled to London and became famous with the Royal Ballet OBIT

Jerry Moss, 88 (May 8, 1935-August 16, 2023) Business partner of Herb Alpert (b. 1935) who, with Alpert, formed A&M Records OBIT

John Motson, 77 (July 10, 1945-February 23, 2023) Legendary BBC soccer commentator OBIT

She overcame skepticism to became a new-look face of the '50s. (Image via Vogue)

Barbara Mullen, 96 (June 3, 1927-September 12, 2023) Famed model in possession of a 20-inch waist OBIT

Jennifer Muller, 78 (October 16, 1944-March 29, 2023) Prolific choreographer OBIT

Charles T. Munger, 99 (January 1, 1924-November 28, 2023) Warren Buffett's (b. 1930) #2 guy — and a billionaire himself OBIT

Ana Ofelia Murguía, 90 (December 8, 1933-December 31, 2023) Veteran character actor who voiced Mama Coco in the film Coco (2017) OBIT

Paula Murphy, 95 (June 16, 1928-December 21, 2023) Trail-blazing race car driver OBIT

Pervez Musharraf, 79 (August 11, 1943-February 5, 2023) Former military ruler of Pakistan (1999-2008) OBIT

Larry Myers Jr., 49 (circa 1974-June 13, 2023) Star of My 600-Lb Life (2022) OBIT

Keith Nale, 62 (August 16, 1960-April 18, 2023) Two-time Survivor contestant OBIT

Neel Nanda, 32 (1991-Decemer 24, 2023) Stand-up comic OBIT

Giorgio Napolitano, 98 (June 29, 1925-September 22, 2023) Italian post-Communist politician OBIT

Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77 (March 2, 1946-June 18, 2023) Renowned Titanic expert who perished with four others on the Titanic-bound submersible Titan OBIT

Getting carried away in 1953's Phantom from Space (Image via Planet Filmplays)

Noreen Nash, 99 (April 4, 1924-June 6, 2023) B-movie star of films like The Southerner (1945) who also appeared in Giant (1956) OBIT

Victor S. Navasky, 90 (July 5, 1932-January 23, 2023) Leading liberal writer at The Nation (1978-1995; publisher 1995-2005), author of Naming Names (1980), about the Hollywood Blacklist OBIT

Sheikh Nawaf, 86 (June 25, 1937-December 16, 2023) Emir of Kuwait OBIT

Antonio Negri, 90 (August 1, 1933-December 16, 2023) Philosopher imprisoned for activism who later became a best-selling writer with Empire (2000) OBIT

Peter Nero, 89 (May 22, 1934-July 6, 2023) Concert pianist OBIT

Bing Newcomb, 79 (November 10, 1943-January 29, 2023) Co-founded the company that became E*Trade OBIT

Ginnie Newhart, 82 (December 9, 1940-April 23, 2023) Wife of Bob Newhart (b. 1929) for 60 years OBIT

Wild ride (Image via 20th Century Fox)

Barry Newman, 92 (November 7, 1930-May 11, 2023) Star of the 1971 film The Vanishing Point and 2 seasons of the series Petrocelli (1974-1976) OBIT

Marvin Newman, 95 (December 5, 1927-September 13, 2023) Street photographer especially adept at sports OBIT

Rick Newman, 81 (February 21, 1941-February 20, 2023) Catch a Rising Star comedy club owner OBIT

Jeremiah Newton, (February 2, 1949-November 6, 2023) Filmmaker, film festival executive and Candy Darling (1944-1974) associate OBIT

Mbongeni Ngema, 68 (May 10, 1955-December 27, 2023) Creator of the film Sarafina! (1992) OBIT

Adama Niane, 56 (August 23, 1966-January 29, 2023) Actor seen in the Netflix series Lupin (2021) OBIT

John Nichols, 83 (July 23, 1940-November 29, 2023) Screenwriter and author of The Milagro Beanfield War (1974) OBIT

Sharon Niesp ? (?-September 2023) Actress who was the partner and caretaker of Cookie Mueller (1949-1989) OBIT

Adam North, 40 (May 18, 1983-June 2023) NYC playwright OBIT

Virginia Norwood, 96 (January 8, 1927-March 27, 2023) So-called Mother of Satellite Imaging Systems OBIT

Judy Nugent, 83 (August 22, 1940-October 26, 2023) '50s child actor OBIT

Mike Nussbaum, 99 (December 29, 1923-December 23, 2023) Veteran character actor who shone in House of Games (1987) OBIT

I'm not sure I can forgive her for one deciding vote in particular. (Image via Time)

Sandra Day O'Connor, 93 (March 26, 1930-December 1, 2023) First woman on the U.S. Supreme Court (1981-2006) OBIT

O'Connor's career was all but ended when she protested the Catholic Church on SNL in 1992. (GIF via GIPHY)

Sinéad O'Connor, 56 (December 8, 1966-July 26, 2023) Irish singer who scored worldwide hits with the albums The Lion and the Cobra (1987) and I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990), and went to #1 with the Prince-penned “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990) OBIT

She hit the wig-time. (Image via APN)

Paul O'Grady, 67 (June 14, 1955-March 28, 2023) British presenter and the man behind drag persona Lily Savage OBIT

Dennis O'Leary, 85 (January 28, 1928-January 29, 2023) Washington, D.C., hospital administrator tasked with updated the U.S. public on the health of President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) in the wake of the assassination attempt that nearly killed him on March 30, 1981 OBIT

Kevin O'Neal, 77 (March 26, 1945-January 28, 2023) Actor seen on No Time for Sergeants (1964-1965) OBIT

Leading leading man (Image via Cinema International)

Ryan O'Neal, 82 (April 20, 1941-December 8, 2023) Superstar actor known for TV's Peyton Place (1964-1969) and the classic features Love Story (1970), What's Up, Doc? (1972), Paper Moon (1973) and Barry Lyndon (1975), as well as for his messy marriages to Joanna Moore (1934-1997) and Leigh Taylor-Young (b. 1945) and tempestuous relationship with Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009), and on-and-off estrangement from his kids, among them Oscar winner Tatum O'Neal (b. 1963) OBIT

Gail O'Neill, approx. 61 (circa 1962-October 10, 2023) Model and TV presenter OBIT

Haley Odlozil, 30 (circa 1993-July 14, 2023) Young mom and wife who chronicled her long, slow death from ovarian cancer on TikTok OBIT

Kenzaburo Oe, 88 (January 31, 1935-March 3, 2023) Nobel laureate OBIT

Bill Oesterle, 57 (September 26, 1965-May 10, 2023) Co-founder of Angie's List OBIT

Charles Officer, 49 (October 28,1 975-December 1, 2023) Co-founder of Canada's Black Screen Office and director of Akilla's Escape (2020) OBIT

Erwin Olaf, 64 (July 2, 1959-September 20, 2023) Inventive, theatrical photographer known for elaborate staging and for documenting the LGBTQ+ movement in the Netherlands OBIT

Clifton Oliver, 47 (1975-August 2, 2023) Broadway actor OBIT

Campaign trailblazing (Image via handout)

Sheila Oliver, 71 (July 14, 1952-August 1, 2023) First Black woman elected to statewide office in New Jersey, and the state's lieutenant governor since 2017; she died as acting governor OBIT

Blackie Onassis, 57 (August 27, 1965-June 13, 2023) Urge Overkill drummer OBIT

Bob Orben, 95 (March 4, 1927-February 2, 2023) Prolific joke writer OBIT

Horace Ové, 86 (December 3, 1936-September 16, 2023) Pioneering Black filmmaker whose 1975 film Pressure was a landmark in British cinema OBIT

Billy Packer, 82 (1940-January 26, 2023) Provocative college basketball broadcaster OBIT

Lew Palter, 94 (November 3, 1928-May 21, 2023) Actor who appeared in Titanic (1997) OBIT

Jansen in his teen daze (Image by Joe Magnani)

Jansen Panettiere, 28 (September 25, 1994-February 18, 2023) Voice actor and actor brother of Hayden Panettiere (b. 1989) OBIT

Parady's death on the show was an unforgettable trauma for many. (Image via NBC)

Hersha Parady, 78 (May 25, 1945-August 23, 2023) Played the doomed schoolteacher on Little House on the Prairie (1977-1980) OBIT

Jim Parker 88 (December 18, 1934-July 28, 2023) BAFTA-winning composer OBIT

She was a witch ... and a queen. (Image via video still)

Lara Parker, 84 (October 27, 1938-October 12, 2023) Dark Shadows (1967-1971) star OBIT

Michael Parkinson, 88 (March 28, 1935-August 17, 2023) British celebrity interviewer OBIT

Linda Pastan, 90 (May 27, 1932-January 30, 2023) Writer who published 15 volumes of poetry OBIT

Tatjana Patitz, 56 (March 25, 1966-January 11, 2023) Supermodel of the '80s and '90s OBIT

Robert Patrick, 85 (September 27, 1937-April 23, 2023) Trailblazing, prolific playwright whose play The Haunted Host (1964) was an early gay-themed work to be produced, and whose 1973 play Kennedy's Children was a hit on Broadway in 1975 OBIT 

Vincent Patrick, 88 (January 19, 1935-October 6, 2023) Author of The Pope of Greenwich Village (1979), made into a 1984 film OBIT

Dr. Roland Pattillo, 89 (June 12, 1933-May 3, 2023) Gynecologic oncologist who played a role in bringing the Henrietta Lacks (August 1, 1920-October 4, 1951) case to light OBIT

Harriet Pattison, 94 (October 29, 1928-September 28, 2023) Landscape architect OBIT

Mary Turner Pattiz, 76 (February 4, 1947-May 9, 2023) Famed rock DJ known as “the Burner” OBIT

Robert Paulson, 86 (June 27, 1937-August 8, 2023) Long-term ALS survivor OBIT

A fond farewell (GIF via GIPHY)

Marisa Pavan, 91 (June 19, 1932-December 6, 2023) Oscar-nominated star of The Rose Tattoo (1955), surviving twin sister of the late Pier Angeli (1932-1971) OBIT

Roger Payne, 88 (January 29, 1935-June 10, 2023) His recordings of whales led to Songs of the Humpback Whale (1970), a tremendously influential album OBIT

Russell Pearce, 75 (June 23, 1947-January 5, 2023) Anti-immigrant Arizona state senator OBIT

Edith Pearlman, 86 (June 26, 1936-January 1, 2023) Late-in-life success who wrote 2011's acclaimed Binocular Vision OBIT

Carlton Pearson, 70 (March 19, 1953-November 19, 2023) Progressive megachurch pastor OBIT

Laura Pels, 92 (May 1, 1931-May 3, 2023) Supporter of nonprofit theater OBIT

Joe Pepitone, 82 (October 10, 1940-March 13, 2023) Colorful Gold Glove-winning first baseman for the Yankees OBIT

Cardinal George Pell, 81 (June 8, 1941-January 10, 2023) Australian cardinal in the Catholic Church OBIT

Chris Peluso, 40 (July 1, 1983-August 16, 2023) Broadway star of such shows as Wicked (2005) OBIT

Solomon Perel, 97 (April 21, 1925-February 2, 2023) Jew who pretended to be a Hitler Youth to survive WWII, and whose harrowing story was told in the German-language, Golden Globe-winning film Europa Europa (1991) OBIT

Rudy Perez, 93 (November 24, 1929-September 29, 2023) Pomo dance pioneer OBIT

Anne Perry, 84 (October 28, 1938-April 10, 2023) Novelist of historical and crime fiction who, as a teen, helped her friend murder the friend's mother — as dramatized in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures OBIT

Could he have been any funnier? (GIF via GIPHY)

Matthew Perry, 54 (August 19, 1969-October 28, 2023) TV icon for his performance as charmingly snarky Chandler Bing on Friends (1994-2004) OBIT

Charles Peters, 96 (December 22, 1926-November 23, 2023) Founder of The Washington Monthly (est. 1969) and its editor from 1969-2011 OBIT

Her books were mass-banned. (Images via Little, Brown/Loudoun Country Public Library)

Julie Anne Peters, 71 (January 16, 1952-March 21, 2023) Author of the groundbreaking YA novel Luna (2004), featuring a trans teen character OBIT

Kevin Phillips, 82 (November 30, 1940-October 9, 2023) Ethnographer behind the GOP Southern strategy OBIT

Cheri Pies, 73 (November 26, 1949-July 4, 2023) Author of Considering Parenthood: A Workbook for Lesbians OBIT

@boyculturedotcom

RIP Rev. Dr. Steve Pieters — Here, His 1985 Interview with Tammy Faye Bakker ... It Opened Minds

♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

Rev. Dr. Steve Pieters, 70 (August 2, 1952-July 2023) Long-term survivor of HIV/AIDS whose 1985 interview with Tammy Faye Bakker (1942-2007) broke ground among the religious community on gay and HIV/AIDS topics OBIT

John Pilger, 84 (October 9, 1939-December 30, 2023) Investigative journalist and documentarian OBIT

He Ping, 65 (October 14, 1957-January 10, 2023) Director of hybrid Chinese Westerns OBIT

Bill Pinkney, 87 (September 15, 1935-August 31, 2023) First Black person to sail around the globe, including around Cape Horn, alone OBIT

Gordon Pinsent, 92 (July 12, 1930-February 25, 2023) Iconic Canadian actor seen in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), The Shipping News (2001), Saint Ralph (2004) and Away from Her (2006), voice of Babar the Elephant 1989-2015 OBIT

Sal Piro, 71 (circa 1951-January 21, 2023) The original Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) superfan OBIT

Rachel Pollack, 77 (August 17, 1945-April 7, 2023) Trans activist and Tarot specialist OBIT

Polo Polo, 78 (March 9, 1944-January 23, 2023) Mexican stand-up comic OBIT

Duane Earl Poole, 74 (circa 1948-April 1, 2023) Writer-producer known for animated series like The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980-1981) and The Smurfs (1981) OBIT

Roslyn Pope, 84 (October 29, 1938-January 19, 2023) Author of a 1960 manifesto that set the stage for progress in the Civil Rights Movement OBIT

Pope.L, 68 (June 28, 1955-December 23, 2023) Performance artist OBIT

Ken Potts, 102 (April 15, 1921-April 21, 2023) Oldest known survivor of the sinking of the U.S.S. Arizona OBIT

Robert H. Precht, 93 (May 12, 1930-November 26, 2023) Producer of The Ed Sullivan Show (1958-1971) OBIT

Lisa Marie has left the building. (GIF via GIPHY)

Lisa Marie Presley, 54 (February 1, 1968-January 12, 2023) Singer who was the only child of Elvis Presley (1935-1977), daughter of Priscilla Presley (b. 1945), ex-wife of Michael Jackson (1958-2009) OBIT

Edward R. Pressman, 79 (April 11, 1943-January 17, 2023) Indie producer known for Wall Street (1987), Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Crow (1994), OBIT

Jim Price, 81 (October 13, 1941-August 7, 2023) Former Detroit Tigers player and longtime radio announcer OBIT

Ray Price, 75 (circa 1948-July 16, 2023) Indie movie producer OBIT

Tom Priestley, 91 (April 22, 1932-December 25, 2023) Oscar-nominated film editor of Deliverance (1972) and Tess (1979) OBIT

Duangphet Promthep, 17 (circa 2005-February 14, 2023) Teen survivor of the Thai cave flooding in 2018 OBIT

“It is difficult to grow up in a world when people tell you there is something fundamentally wrong with you ...” (Image via Facebook)

Joe Putignano, 46 (July 19, 1977-September 27, 2023) Former Cirque du Soleil performer and author of the addiction memoir Acrobaddict (2013) OBIT

Mary Quant, 93 (February 11, 1930-April 13, 2023) British designer and fashion icon integral to the Mod movement OBIT

Everett Quinton, 70 (December 18, 1951-January 24, 2023) Co-founder of the Ridiculous Theater Company, NYC stage legend who appeared in The Mystery of Irma Vep (1984), among many other productions OBIT

Ahmed Qurei, 96 (October 12, 1936-February 22, 2023) Former Palestinian premier/peace envoy OBIT

Paco Rabanne, 88 (February 18, 1934-February 3, 2023) Designer of the metallic Barbarella (1968) suits OBIT

Rehman Rahi, 97 (May 6, 1925-January 9, 2023) Eminent Kashmiri poet OBIT

Taraja Ramsess, 41 (circa 1982-October 31, 2023) Stunt man OBIT

Bryan Randall, 57 (April 10, 1966-August 5, 2023) Model and photographer who was Sandra Bullock's (b. 1964) longtime partner OBIT

Alan Rankine, 64 (May 17, 1958-January 2023) Member of the Associates OBIT

Shinta Ratri, 60 (June 5, 1962-February 1, 2023) Transgender-rights activist based in Indonesia OBIT

Herman Raucher, 95 (April 13, 1928-December 28, 2023) Oscar-nominated Summer of '42 (1971) screenwriter OBIT

Betsy Rawls, 95 (May 4, 1928-October 21, 2023) Winner of eight golf majors OBIT

Sandra Reaves-Phillips, 79 (December 23, 1944-December 29, 2023) Singer-actress who played great divas onstage, and appeared in such films as Lean on Me (1989) OBIT 

Good cop (Image via Apple TV)

Lance Reddick, 60 (June 7, 1962-circa March 17, 2023) Actor who appeared on The Wire (2002-2008) and in the John Wick films (2014-2023) OBIT

Otis Redding III, 59 (December 17, 1963-April 18, 2023) Musician who was the son of Otis Redding (1941-1967) OBIT

Game 7. 1970 NBA Finals. Willis Reed’s status to play was unclear. And then…

“Six-feet-ten from Grambling, the captain of the Knicks, the Most Valuable Player of the NBA.”

One of the great moments in NBA history.

RIP to The Captain. 🙏pic.twitter.com/5aXvESZZQO

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) March 21, 2023

Willis Reed, 80 (June 25, 1942-March 21, 2023) NBA Hall of Famer OBIT

John Refoua, 58 (December 8, 1964-May 14, 2023) Oscar-nominated film editor OBIT

John Regan, 71 (October 28, 1951-April 7, 2023) Bassist who played with the Rolling Stones OBIT

John Regis, 94 (circa 1929-August 19, 2023) Road comic from the Golden Age of Comedy OBIT

Jamie Reid, 76 (January 16, 1947-August 8, 2023) Artist and graphic designer for the Sex Pistols OBIT

Keith Reid, 76 (October 19, 1946-March 23, 2023) Procol Harum lyricist OBIT

Rita Reif, 94 (June 12, 1929-June 16, 2023) Antiques and auctions columnist OBIT

Naomi Replansky, 104 (May 23, 1918-January 7, 2023) Poet of working-class struggle and hope OBIT

James Reston Jr., 82 (March 8, 1941-July 19, 2023) Journalist, documentarian and author who advised David Frost (1939-2013) on his historic Richard Nixon (1913-1994) interviews, which led to the disgraced former POTUS admitting he had let the country down OBIT

Pee-wee sure could pick 'em. (GIF via GIPHY)

Paul Reubens, 70 (August 27, 1952-July 30, 2023) Comic actor behind the world-famous character Pee-wee Herman whose two high-profile arrests (1991, 2004) threatened to tarnish his reputation, but whose subversive and sublimely silly Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986-1991) and films Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and Big Top Pee-wee (1988) made him one of Gen X's most beloved icons OBIT

Norman Reynolds, 89 (March 26, 1934-April 6, 2023) Oscar-winning art designer on Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) OBIT

Pageboy wonder (Image via ABC)

Adam Rich, 54 (October 12, 1968-January 7, 2023) Star of TV's Eight Is Enough (1977-1981) OBIT

Bob Richards, 97 (February 20, 1926-February 26, 2023) Pole-vaulting Olympian who was the first jock on a Wheaties box, later an avowed white supremacist OBIT

Bill Richardson, 75 (November 15, 1947-September 1, 2023) U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998) and Secretary of Energy (1998-2001) and New Mexico governor (2003-2011) known for negotiating the release of U.S. hostages; frequently tarred as an associate of Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019), but was never a target, witness or subject in any Epstein-related cases OBIT

George Riddle, 86 (May 21, 1937-June 2, 2023) Original cast member of the off-Broadway phenomenon The Fantasticks (1960 on, 5,000+ performances) who starred on the 2011 IFC series The Onion News Network OBIT

Richard Riordan, 92 (May 1, 1930-April 19, 2023) Former mayor of L.A. (1993-2001) who presided over a historical period of unrest OBIT

He interviewed them all! (Images via video still & Twitter)

Bobby Rivers, 70 (1953-December 2023) Longtime entertainment-news host and journalist OBIT

Tony Roberts, 94 (1928-August 25, 2023) Longtime radio voice of Notre Dame football OBIT

The Commish (Image via Warner Bros.)

George R. Robertson, 89 (April 20, 1933-January 29, 2023) Commissioner Hurst in the first six Police Academy films (1984-1989) who reprised the role on an episode of Police Academy: The Series (1998) OBIT

@boyculturedotcom 6 times Pat Robertson said completely unforgivable things. One of the most monstrous influencers in recent American history! #patrobertson #aids #hiv #gay #queer #lgbtq🏳️‍🌈 ♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

Pat Robertson, 93 (March 22, 1930-June 8, 2023) Founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to the presidency in 1988, and whose hard-right Evangelical beliefs shaped the modern GOP OBIT

Not the last waltz (GIF via GIPHY)

Robbie Robertson, 80 (July 5, 1943-August 9, 2023) Guitarist and songwriter of The Band, longtime Martin Scorsese (b. 1942) collaborator OBIT

Brooks Robinson, 86 (May 18, 1937-September 26, 2023) Legendary Baltimore Orioles third baseman dubbed “the Human Vacuum Cleaner” OBIT

Randall Robinson, 81 (July 6, 1941-March 24, 2023) Anti-apartheid activist OBIT

Charlie Robison, 59 (September 1, 1964-September 10, 2023) Country singer and Nashville Star (2003) judge OBIT

Ivor Robson, 83 (1940-October 15, 2023) British Open announcer OBIT

Rodriguez, 81 (July 10, 1942-August 8, 2023) Rocker of the early '70s who was rediscovered after the 2012 doc Searching for Sugar Man OBIT

Jackie Rogers, 90 (circa 1933-January 24, 2023) Outspoken fashion designer, former model and actress OBIT

Tim Rogers, 51 (August 11, 1971-November 3, 2023) Hairstylist to the stars OBIT

Stan Rogow, 75 (November 30, 1948-December 7, 2023) Lizzie McGuire (2001-2004) producer OBIT

Owen Roizman, 86 (September 22, 1936-January 6, 2023) Cinematographer known for The French Connection (1971), The Heartbreak Kid (1972), The Exorcist (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Network (1976), Tootsie (1982), The Addams Family (1991) and Wyatt Earp (1994) OBIT

John Roland, 81 (November 25, 1941-May 7, 2023) Longtime FOX anchor in NYC OBIT

Richard Romanus, 80 (February 8, 1943-December 23, 2023) Tough-guy actor known for Mean Streets (1973) and an arc on The Sopranos (1999-2002) OBIT

John Romita Sr., 93 (January 24, 1930-June 12, 2023) Marvel artist whose Spider-Man was definitive OBIT

Bernice Rose, 87 (October 7, 1935-April 16, 2023) MoMA curator who focused on the importance of drawings OBIT

Gary Rossington, 71 (December 4, 1951-March 5, 2023) Last surviving original Lynyrd Skynyrd band member OBIT

I sense a Theme. (Image via Roadside Attractions)

Richard Roundtree, 81 (July 9, 1942-October 24, 2023) Iconic star of Shaft (1971) OBIT

David Rowland, 67 (March 21, 1956-August 15, 2023) Lawyer who helped Jewish families win back ownership of looted Nazi art OBIT

Jacques Rozier, 96 (November 10, 1926-June 2, 2023) Director who had been considered the final surviving member of the French New Wave OBIT

Stephen Rubin, 81 (November 10, 1941-October 13, 2023) Hitmaking publisher of works by Dan Brown (b. 1964) and John Grisham (b. 1955) OBIT

Johnny Ruffo, 35 (March 8, 1988-November 3, 2023) X Factor Australia (2011) star and singer OBIT

Claude Ruiz-Picasso, 76 (May 15, 1947-August 24, 2023) Son of Picasso (1881-1973) who ran the artist's estate OBIT

Herman Rush, 94 (1929-December 12, 2023) Former Columbia Pictures Television president OBIT

Stockton Rush, 61 (March 31, 1962-June 18, 2023) Pilot of the Titanic-bound submersible Titan who perished on it along with four others OBIT

Mark Russell, 90 (August 23, 1932-March 30, 2023) Political satirist famed for banging out his parodies on a piano, co-host of Real People (1979-1984) OBIT

Howard Safir, 81 (February 24, 1942-September 12, 2023) Giuliani's (b. 1944) NYPD Commissioner OBIT

Electric dreams (GIF via GIPHY)

Ryuichi Sakamoto, 71 (January 17, 1952-March 28, 2023) Oscar-winning composer who appeared in (and scored) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) and was a member of the Yellow Magic Orchestra OBIT

Eileen Saki, 79 (November 18, 1943-May 1, 2023) Actress known for playing Rosie on M*A*S*H (1976-1981) OBIT

Audrey Salkeld, 87 (March 11, 1936-October 11, 2023) Mount Everest historian OBIT

Roy Saltman, 90 (July 15, 1932-April 21, 2023) Man who foresaw the problem with Florida's ballots hanging chads OBIT

Bill Saluga, 85 (September 16, 1937-March 28, 2023) “You Can Call Me Ray” comic OBIT

Jerry Samuels, 84 (May 3, 1938-March 10, 2023) Under the moniker Napoleon XIV, his “They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” (1966) was a novelty-hit smash OBIT

Lost soul (Image via Merchant Ivory Productions)

Julian Sands, 65 (January 4, 1958-January 2023) British actor remembered for the films A Room with a View (1985), Gothic (1986), Warlock (1989) and Naked Lunch (1991) OBIT

Thomas W. Sarnoff, 96 (February 23, 1927-June 4, 2023) TV Academy exec OBIT

Carlos Saura, 91 (January 4, 1932-February 10, 2023) Most iconic Spanish film director OBIT

Dick Savitt, 95 (March 4, 1927-January 6, 2023) Tennis Hall of Famer OBIT

Martha Saxton, 77 (September 3, 1945-July 18, 2023) Historian who was the author of The Widow Washington: The Life of Mary Washington (2021) OBIT

Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, 99 (February 5, 1924-March 29, 2023) Head of Kleinfeld's bridal superstore OBIT

Bobby Schiffman, 94 (February 12, 1929-September 6, 2023) Owner of the Apollo in NYC OBIT

Arthur Schmidt, 86 (June 17, 1937-August 7, 2023) Oscar-winning film editor of Back to the Future (1985) and Forrest Gump (1994) OBIT

Ruth Adler Schnee, 99 (May 13, 1923-January 5, 2023) Designer of modernist textiles OBIT

She was pilloried for crying when she announced she would not run for POTUS. (Image via Ms. Magazine)

Pat Schroeder, 82 (July 30, 1940-March 13, 2023) Progressive, 24-year congresswoman from Colorado renowned for her feminist achievements OBIT

Arnold Schulman, 97 (August 11, 1925-February 4, 2023) Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) and Goodbye, Columbus (1969) OBIT

Amy Schwartz, 68 (April 2, 1954-February 26, 2023) Children's book author known for Bea and Mrs. Jones (1982), which prefigured Bring Your Daughter to Work Day OBIT

Renata Scotto, 89 (February 24, 1934-August 16, 2023) Leading Italian soprano OBIT

Julia Scully, 94 (February 9, 1929-July 18, 2023) Modern Photography publisher and memoirist OBIT

Sandra Seacat, 87 (October 2, 1936-January 18, 2023) Revered NYC and Hollywood acting teacher OBIT

Jess Search, 54 (May 15, 1969-July 31, 2023) Documentary producer OBIT

Simone Segouin, 97 (October 3, 1925-February 21, 2023) Teen French Resistance fighter during WWII OBIT

Pete Seidler, 63 (November 7, 1960-November 14, 2023) San Diego Padres owner OBIT

Phil Sellers, 69 (November 20, 1953-September 19, 2023) Famed Rutgers basketball player who played just one NBA season OBIT

Park Seo-Bo, 91 (Novemer 15,1 931-October 14, 2023) Painter of monochromatic works OBIT

Irma Serrano, 89 (December 9, 1933-March 1, 2023) Mexican singer, actress and politician OBIT

Lupe Serrano, 92 (December 7, 1930-January 16, 2023) American Ballet Theater ballerina OBIT

Henri Serre, 92 (February 26, 1931-October 9, 2023) Star of Jules et Jim (1962) OBIT

Valda Setterfield, 88 (September 17, 1934-April 9, 2023) Postmodern dance star OBIT

Richard Severo, 90 (November 22, 1932-June 12, 2023) New York Times reporter who challenged the paper's control over its reporters' work OBIT

Mirror mirror (GIF via GIPHY)

Carmen Sevilla, 92 (October 16, 1930-June 27, 2023) Spanish movie star noted for the U.S. film King of Kings (1961) OBIT

Lynn Seymour, 83 (March 8, 1939-March 7, 2023) Accomplished ballerina OBIT

Edward Sexton, 80 (November 9, 1942-July 23, 2023) Master tailor whose Nutters rocked Savile Row OBIT

Ron Sexton, 52 (September 2, 1970-July 21, 2023) Stand-up comic, voice of Donnie on the radio series The Bob & Tom Show OBIT

Mike Shannon, 83 (July 15, 1939-April 29, 2023) Lifelong St. Louis Cardinal man as an outfielder, third baseman and then radio announcer OBIT

Joe Sharkey, 77 (October 15, 1946-November 6, 2023) Travel writer who was involved in a deadly mid-air collision in 2006, on which he then reported OBIT

Part of the meme generation (GIF via GIPHY)

Anna Shay, 62 (December 31, 1960-June 5, 2023) Bling Empire (2021-2022) reality star OBIT

Mark Sheehan, 46 (October 29, 1976-April 14, 2023) Guitarist for the Script, former member of short-lived Irish boy band Mytown OBIT

Suzanne Shepherd, 89 (October 31, 1934-November 17, 2023) Actress who played Carmela's mom on The Sopranos (2000-2007) OBIT

Russell Sherman, 93 (March 25, 1930-September 30, 2023) Pianist known for his interpretations of classics OBIT

Mimi Sheraton, 97 (February 10, 1926-April 6, 2023) Innovative food critic OBIT

Wayne Shorter, 89 (August 25, 1933-March 2, 2023) Influential jazz sax player OBIT

Bud Shuster, 91 (January 23, 1932-April 19, 2023) Pennsylvania Republican who spent 28 years in Congress OBIT

Jeremy Silman, 69 (August 28, 1954-September 21, 2023) Author of chess books OBIT

Stu Silver, 76 (June 29, 1947-July 18, 2023) Creator of Webster (1983-1989) and It's a Living (1980-1989), screenwriter of Throw Momma from the Train (1987) OBIT

Stephen M. Silverman, 71 (November 22, 1951-July 6, 2023) Entertainment reporter for major outlets who published the biography David Lean (1989) and the forthcoming Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy (2023) OBIT

Amy Silverstein, 59 (June 3, 1963-May 5, 2023) Memoirist on the topic of receiving three heart transplants OBIT

The hurts-so-good book (Image via Crown)

Dr. Charles Silverstein, 87 (April 23, 1935-January 30, 2023) Co-author of The Joy of Gay Sex (1977) who argued against homosexuality being categorized as a mental illness in 1973 OBIT

Elliot Silverstein, 96 (August 3, 1927-November 24, 2023) Cat Ballou (1965) director who spearheaded the directors' Creative Bill of Rights  OBIT

Charles Simic, 84 (May 9, 1938-January 9, 2023) Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, U.S. poet laureate OBIT

Peter Simonischek, 76 (August 6, 1946-May 29, 2023) Austrian actor known for, among other things, his work in Toni Erdmann (2016) OBIT

Richard O. Simpson, 93 (March 7, 1930-July 21, 2023) First Consumer Product Safety Commission czar OBIT

Private Ryan star with public problems (Image via DreamWorks)

Tom Sizemore, 61 (November 29, 1961-March 3, 2023) Prolific actor with high-profile personal problems best known for his work in Saving Private Ryan (1998) OBIT

Carol Sloane, 85 (March 5, 1937-January 23, 2023) Jazz singer who tasted success in youth, and later in life OBIT

Huey “Piano” Smith, 89 (January 26, 1934-February 13, 2023) Cornerstone artist of New Orleans rock and R&B known for “Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” (1957) OBIT

@boyculturedotcom Shelley Smith (RIP) — 1 of the BEST "Pyramid" Players EVER! #shelleysmith #gameshow ♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

Shelley Smith, 70 (October 25, 1952-August 8, 2023) Model turned actress who appeared on TV's The Associates (1979-1980) and was a whiz at game shows OBIT

Two of a kind (Image via CBS)

Tom Smothers, 86 (February 2, 1937-December 26, 2023) One half of the comically warring duo whose The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1969) pushed boundaries and changed TV OBIT

Floyd Sneed, 80 (November 22, 1942-January 27, 2023) Drummer with Three Dog Night OBIT

Michael Snow, 94 (December 10, 1928-January 5, 2023) Painter, sculptor, pianist, photographer and filmmaker behind the short film Wavelength (1967) OBIT

Richard E. Snyder, (April 6, 1930-June 6, 2023) Publishing exec behind the rise of Simon & Schuster OBIT

Robert M. Solow, 99 (August 23, 1924-December 21, 2023) Economist and nobelist OBIT

Laszlo Solyom, 81 (January 3, 1942-October 8, 2023) Transitional president of Hungary (2005-2010) OBIT

An image you can hear (GIF via GIPHY)

Suzanne Somers 76 (October 16, 1946-October 15, 2023) Actress remembered as dumb blonde Chrissy Snow on Three's Company (1976-1981) and for the sitcoms She's the Sheriff (1987-1989) and Step by Step (1991-1998), as the enigmatic Blonde in T-Bird in American Graffiti (1973) and for a massively successful career as a fitness, anti-aging and health guru OBIT

Jester? I hardly know 'er! (Image via video still)

Arleen Sorkin, 67 (October 14, 1955-August 26, 2023) Callipe on Days of Our Lives7(1984-1990; 1992; 2001; 2006; 2010), and the person who both inspired and originally voiced Harley Quinn OBIT

Aaron Spears, 47 (October 26, 1976-October 30, 2023) Drummer for the stars OBIT

Peter Spellos, 69 (March 1, 1954-November 19, 2023) American Dreams (2002-2005) actor OBIT

Spot, 71 (July 1, 1951-March 4, 2023) Record producer of the punk-rock scene OBIT

Donald Spoto, 81 (-February 11, 2023) Prolific biographer who wrote The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983), Blue Angel: The Life of Marlene Dietrich (1992), Marilyn Monroe: The Biography (1993), Rebel: The Life and Legend of James Dean (1996) and Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn (2006) OBIT

Lewis Spratlan, 82 (September 5, 1940-February 9, 2023) Pulitzer Prize-winning musician OBIT

William E. Spriggs, 68 (April 8, 1955-June 6, 2023) Economist who pushed for racial justice OBIT

... except he often did! (GIF via GIPHY)

Jerry Springer, 79 (February 13, 1944-April 27, 2023) Host of infamously gutter-level daytime talk show Jerry Springer (1991-2018) OBIT

Roger Sprung, 92 (August 29, 1930-July 22, 2023) Banjo virtuoso OBIT

Betta St. John, 93 (November 26, 1929-June 23, 2023) Original Liat in South Pacific on Broadway (1949) OBIT

Marilyn Stafford, 97 (November 5, 1925-January 2, 2023) Actress who gave it up to become a noted photojournalist and fashion photographer OBIT

Charles Stanley, 90 (September 25, 1932-April 18, 2023) Atlanta pastor OBIT

Seymour Stein, 80 (April 18, 1942-April 2, 2023) Legendary A&R man who signed Madonna, the Talking Heads, the Ramones and many more, and ran Sire Records for 50 years OBIT

Norman Steinberg, 83 (June 6, 1939-March 15, 2023) Co-screenwriter of Blazing Saddles (1974) and Emmy winner for writing for The Flip Wilson Show in 1971 OBIT

Guy Stern, 101 (January 14, 1922-December 7, 2023) Former anti-Nazi Ritchie Boy OBIT

Making a splash as the mother-in-law from hell (Image via HBO)

Frances Sternhagen, 93 (January 13, 1930-November 27, 2023) Tony winner for The Good Doctor (1973) and The Heiress (1995) who found broader fame playing controlling moms on Cheers (1986-1993) and Sex and the City (2000-2003) OBIT

April Stevens, 93 (Apri 29, 1929-April 17, 2023) Singer whose cover of “Deep Purple” (with brother Nino Tempo, b. 1935) hit #1 in 1963 OBIT

John “Rambo” Stevens, 66 (1957-December 11, 2023) Longtime manager of Johnny Rotten (b. 1956) OBIT

Que Linda! (GIF via GIPHY)

Stella Stevens, 84 (October 1, 1938-February 17, 2023) Comedic sex kitten noted for her performances in Li'l Abner (1959), The Nutty Professor (1963) and especially The Poseidon Adventure (1972); mother of actor-producer Andrew Stevens (b. 1955) OBIT

Ray Stevenson, 58 (May 25, 1964-May 21, 2023) Actor seen in RRR (2022) OBIT

Mark Stewart, 62 (August 10, 1960-April 21, 2023) Frontman of Brit punk band Pop Group OBIT

John Stobart, 93 (December 9, 1929-March 2, 2023) Maritime painter OBIT

Chris Strachwitz, 91 (July 1, 1931-May 5, 2023) Music researcher OBIT

Dusty Street, 77 (February 9, 1946-October 21, 2023) Outspoken rock DJ who was a pioneer in her profession OBIT

His hit was later discofied. (Image via Motown)

Barrett Strong, 81 (February 5, 1941-January 29, 2023) Man behind Motown's first big hit, “Money (That's What I Want)” (1959) OBIT

Betty Sturm, 89 (circa 1933-January 22, 2023) Actress who appeared in The World's Greatest Sinner (1962) OBIT

MoneySign Suede, 22 (August 7, 2000-April 26, 2023) L.A. rapper OBIT

Leo D. Sullivan, 82 (circa 1942-March 25, 2023) Pioneering Black animator OBIT

Vivan Sundaram, 79 (May 28, 1943-March 29, 2023) Political figure in the world of Indian art OBIT

Don Sundquist, 87 (March 15, 1936-August 27, 2023) Republican two-term Tennessee governor (1995-2003) OBIT

Choi Sung-bong, 33 (1990-June 14, 2023) Korea's Got Talent (2011) star OBIT

Betty Lee Sung, 98 (October 3, 1924-January 19, 2023) Pioneer of researching and teaching about the Asian diaspora OBIT

M.S. Swaminathan, 98 (August 7, 1925-September 28, 2023) Helped fight famine in India OBIT

Robert Swan, 78 (-August 9, 2023) Actor seen in Rudy (1993) OBIT

She wasn't really German! (Image via video still)

Inga Swenson, 90 (December 29, 1932-July 23, 2023) Tony-nominated stage star famous as Kraus on Benson (1979-1986) OBIT

Wayne Swinny, 59 (November 1, 1963-March 22, 2023) Guitarist and co-founding member of rock group Saliva OBIT

Fashionable Victim (Image via Pathé)

Sylvia Syms, 89 (January 6, 1934-January 27, 2023) English actress known for My Teenage Daughter (1956), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Expresso Bongo (1959), Victim (1961), The Tamarind Seed (1974) and The Queen (2006) OBIT

Miiko Taka, 97 (July 24, 1925-January 4, 2023) Actress who appeared in Sayonara (1957) OBIT

Yukihiro Takahashi, 70 (June 6, 1952-January 11, 2023) Member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, pioneer of electro-pop music OBIT

Otis Taylor, 80 (August 11, 1942-March 9, 2023) Kansas City Chiefs star receiver OBIT

This feels foreboding for my generation ... (Image via Feature Film Co.)

Teresa Taylor, 60 (November 10, 1962-June 18, 2023) Butthole Surfers drummer who became the face of Generation X via Slacker (1990) OBIT

Terry Taylor, 71 (October 4, 1952-November 14, 2023) First woman sports editor of the A.P. OBIT

Buddy Teevens, 66 (October 1, 1956-September 19, 2023) Pioneering Dartmouth football coach who banned tackling in practice due to concussion risks OBIT

Pearry Reginald Teo, 44 (July 23, 1978-March 9, 2023) Writer-director of The Gene Generation (2007) OBIT

Megan Terry, 90 (July 22, 1932-April 12, 2023) Prolific, Obie-winning feminist playwright whose Viet Rock: A Folk War Movie (1966) is considered to be the first Vietnam War-themed play OBIT

Klaus Teuber, 70 (June 25, 1952-April 1, 2023) Creator of the board game The Settlers of Catan (1995) OBIT

Nate Thayer, 62 (April 21, 1960-early January 2023) Gutsy journalist who interviewed Pol Pot (1925-1998) in the Cambodian jungle in 1997 OBIT

Charlie Thomas, 85 (April 7, 1937-January 31, 2023) “There Goes My Baby” (1959) and “Under the Boardwalk” (1964) singer with the Drifters, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer OBIT

D.M. Thomas, 88 (January 27, 1935-March 26, 2023) Novelist whose White Hotel (1981) was a surprise hit OBIT

Frank Thomas, 93 (June 11, 1929-January 16, 2023) Power-hitting original Met OBIT

Helen Thorington, 94 (November 16, 1928-April 13, 2023) A pioneer in radio and Internet art OBIT

Marc Thorpe, 77 (November 9, 1946-November 24, 2023) Star Wars and Indiana Jones special FX artist OBIT

George Tickner, 76 (September 8, 1946-July 5, 2023) Co-founder of Journey OBIT

Pamela Timmons, 85 (November 20, 1937-April 25, 2023) Jacqueline Kennedy's (1929-1994) press secretary — the first for a first lady OBIT

Blair Tindall, 63 (February 2, 1960-April 12, 2023) Memoirist behind Mozart in the Jungle (2005), which became a 2014 Prime series OBIT

... Sunset (GIF via GIPHY)

(Chaim) Topol, 87 (September 9, 1935-March 9, 2023) First internationally known Israeli star, he played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof for 40 years on the stage as well as in an Oscar-nominated performance in the 1971 film version; also known for such films as Flash Gordon (1980) and For Your Eyes Only (1981) OBIT

Camden Toy, 68 (May 31, 1955-December 11, 2023) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999-2003) actor OBIT

Michael Tracy, 65 (February 14, 1958-September 3, 2023) Subway graffiti artist OBIT

Vivian Trimble, 59 (May 24, 1963-April 4, 2023) Luscious Jackson keyboardist OBIT

Donald Triplett, 89 (September 8, 1933-June 15, 2023) Case 1 in autism studies, making him the first person diagnosed with autism OBIT

Dorothy Tristan, 81 or 88 (January 1, 1935 or January 1, 1942-January 7, 2023) Actress seen in Klute (1971) OBIT

Robert Trotman, 82 (October 15, 1940-March 22, 2023) Man who championed swimming for disadvantaged youth OBIT

Shawna Trpcic, 57 (September 18, 1966-October 4, 2023) Three-time Emmy-nominated costume designer who worked on The Mandalorian (2020-2023) OBIT

Pema Tseden, 53 (December 3, 1969-May 8, 2023) Groundbreaking Tibetan filmmaker OBIT

Brian Tufano, 83 (1939-January 16, 2023) English cinematographer OBIT

Kevin Turen, 44 (August 16, 1979-November 12, 2023) Euphoria (2019-2022) producer OBIT

Lawrence Turman, 96 (November 28, 1926-July 1, 2023) Producer of The Graduate (1967) OBIT

Jim Turner, 82 (March 28, 1941-June 10, 2023) Jets place-kicker with a stand-out performance in a 1969 championship game OBIT

Her career had legs. (Image via Capitol)

Tina Turner, 83 (November 26, 1939-May 24, 2023) Iconic Queen of Rock 'n' Roll who was the Acid Queen in Tommy (1975), Auntie Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and whose storied life was captured in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) and the Broadway show Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (2019); after a stellar career with her abusive husband Ike Turner produced such classic songs as “River Deep — Mountain High” (1966), “I Want to Take You Higher” (1970), “Proud Mary” (1971) and “Nutbush City Limits” (1973), she enjoyed a legendary comeback in 1984 that led to the hit singles “Let's Stay Together” (1983), “What's Love Got to Do With It” (1984), “Better Be Good to Me” (1984), “Private Dancer” (1984), “Show Some Respect” (1985), “We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” (1985), “One of the Living” (1985), “It's Only Love” (1985; duet with Bryan Adams), “Typical Male” (1986), “Two People” (1986), “What You Get Is What You See” (1987), “The Best” (1989) and “I Don't Wanna Fight” (1993), and her return as one of the top live acts in the world OBIT

Jim Tweto, 68 (November 26, 1954-June 16, 2023) Flying Wild Alaska (2011-2012) reality star OBIT

Dwight Twilley, 72 (June 6, 1951-October 18, 2023) Tulsa rocker known for the singles “I'm on Fire” (1975) and “Girls” (1984) OBIT

Betty Tyson, 75 (June 29, 1948-August 17, 2023) New York's longest-serving female inmate at the time her conviction was overturned in 1998 OBIT

Bobby Ussery, 88 (September 3, 1935-November 16, 2023) Hall of Fame jockey OBIT

Tony Valdez, 78 (February 8, 1945-May 5, 2023) Longtime KTTV anchor OBIT

Nancy Van de Vate, 92 (December 30, 1930-July 29, 2023) Composer and advocate for women in music OBIT

Conny Van Dyke, 78 (September 28, 1945-November 11, 2023) Motown singer and star of W.W. and the Dixie Dance Kings (1975) OBIT

Hughes Van Ellis, 102 (January 11, 1921-October 9, 2023) One of the last three survivors of the infamous Tulsa Massacre of 1921 OBIT

Jean Veloz, 98 (March 1, 1924-January 14, 2023) Swing and lindy dancer seen in Groovie Movie (1944) OBIT

Always ... (GIF via GIPHY)

Tom Verlaine, 73 (December 13, 1949-January 28, 2023) C0-founding member of rock band Television, influential guitarist OBIT

Gianluca Vialli, 58 (July 9, 1964-January 6, 2023) Italian soccer legend OBIT

Vijayakanth, 71 (August 25, 1952-December 28, 2023) Indian actor-politician OBIT

Lilli Vincenz, 85 (-June 27, 2023) Kicked out of the U.S. military for being a lesbian, she became an early LGBTQ-rights crusader, Mattachine Society member, first lesbian on the cover of a national magazine and the first lesbian to picket the White House; her Gay and Proud short film documented the 1970 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade OBIT

Jeff Vlaming, 63 (circa 1959-January 30, 2023) Writer and producer known for such shows as Hannibal (2014-2015) and The 100 (2018-2020) OBIT

Robin Wagner, 89 (August 31, 1933-May 29, 2023) Tony-winning set designer on The Producers (2001) OBIT

Tim Wakefield, 57 (August 2, 1966-October 1, 2023) Iconic Boston Red Sox pitcher OBIT

Keith Waldrop, 90 (December 11, 1932-July 27, 2023) Winner of the 2009 National Book Award for poetry OBIT

Charlie Walker, 89 (circa 1933-February 2, 2023) San Francisco icon who was the subject of the 2022 biopic I'm Charlie Walker OBIT

Geordie Walker, 64 (December 18, 1958-November 26, 2023) Killing Joke's guitarist OBIT

Martin Walser, 92 (March 24, 1927-July 26, 2023) German author OBIT

Don Walsh, 92 (November 2, 1931-November 12, 2023) Deep-sea explorer OBIT

Norby Walters, 91 (1932-December 10, 2023) Host of Oscar and poker parties who was also a well-known NYC club owner and a music-industry agent OBIT

John Warnock, 82 (October 6, 1940-August 19, 2023) Inventor of the PDF OBIT

Julian Wasser, 89 (circa 1933-February 8, 2023) Prolific photographer of the L.A. demimonde OBIT

James G. Watt, 85 (January 31, 1938-May 27, 2023) Anti-conservationist Interior Secretary (1981-1983) under Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) OBIT

Lowell Weicker, 92 (May 16, 1931-June 28, 2023) Liberal Republican senator (1971-1989) who lambasted Nixon (1913-1994) and Trump (b. 1946) OBIT

Samantha Weinstein, 28 (March 20, 1995-May 14, 2023) Actress seen in Carrie (2013) OBIT

She was out of this world. (GIF via GIPHY)

Raquel Welch, 82 (September 5, 1940-February 15, 2023) Enduring international sex symbol famous for films including Fantastic Voyage (1966), One Million Years B.C. (1966), Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), Hannie Caulder (1971), Kansas City Bomber (1972), The Last of Sheila (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976), Legally Blonde (2001) and How to Be a Latin Lover (2017), plus memorable TV variety specials, workout videos, a wig line, two runs on Broadway (in 1981's Woman of the Year and 1997's Victor/Victoria) and an iconic, self-parodying appearance on Seinfeld (1997) OBIT

Fay Weldon, 91 (September 22, 1931-January 4, 2023) British novelist whose darkly comedic, satirical works included The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983) OBIT

Peter Werner, 76 (January 17, 1947-March 21, 2023) Oscar winner for the 1976 short In the Region of Ice, Emmy-nominated director of such series as Moonlighting (1985-1986) OBIT

Annie Wersching, 45 (March 28, 1977-January 29, 2023) Actress seen on 24 (2009-2010) OBIT

James Douglass West, 93 (July 17, 1929-March 5, 2023) Former child actor who became a TV writer OBIT

Jay Weston, 93 (March 9, 1929-February 28, 2023) Lady Sings the Blues (1972) producer OBIT

Ans Westra, 86 (April 28, 1936-February 26, 2023) New Zealand photographer OBIT

Keisha Nash Whitaker, 51 (March 8, 1972-December 7, 2023) Actress and former wife of Forest Whitaker (b. 1961) OBIT

Charles White, 64 (January 2, 1958-January 11, 2023) 1979 Heisman Trophy winner OBIT

Fred White, 67 (January 13, 1955-January 1, 2023) Drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire OBIT

White with Brian Hutchison, who took over as Alan in a Broadway production of The Boys in the Band in 2018. (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

Peter White, 86 (October 10, 1937-November 1, 2023) Actor who originated Alan in the off-Broadway (1968) and feature-film (1970) version of The Boys in the Band, Linc on All My Children (1976-2005) OBIT

Paxton Whitehead, 85 (October 17, 1937-June 16, 2023) Tony nominee who appeared in the film Back to the Future (1986) and on such series as Mad About You (1992-1996) and Friends (1998) OBIT

Tom Whitlock, 68 (February 20, 1954-February 17, 2023) Oscar winner for co-writing “Take My Breath Away” (he also wrote “Danger Zone”) for Top Gun (1986) OBIT

Roger Whittaker, 87 (March 22, 1936-September 12, 2023) Internationally known balladeer especially well-remembered for “The Last Farewell” (1971), which became a smash years after it was recorded OBIT

Dave Wilcox, 80 (September 29, 1942-April 19, 2023) Seven-time Pro Bowl selection who played for the 49ers OBIT

Shannon Wilcox, 80 (circa 1943-September 2, 2023) Dallas (1990) actress OBIT

Rev. Donald Wildmon, 85 (January 18, 1938-December 28, 2023) Right-wing founder of the American Family Association who was at the forefront of the culture wars in the '80s and '90s OBIT

Jim Wilhelm, 68 (circa 1954-April 24, 2023) Veteran theatrical agent OBIT

In the boardroom (GIF via GIPHY)

Tom Wilkinson, 75 (February 5, 1948-December 30, 2023) Actor Oscar-nominated for In the Bedroom (2002) and Michael Clayton (2007) also known for his work in The Full Monty (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Batman Begins (2005), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and the HBO projects John Adams (2008) and Recount (2008) OBIT

Boo Boo Kitty is now an orphan. (Image via ABC)

Cindy Williams, 75 (August 22, 1947-January 25, 2023) Shirley Feeney on Laverne & Shirley (1976-1982), BAFTA-nominated actress from American Graffiti (1973) OBIT

She did not take no for an answer. (Image via Ebony)

Helen Williams, 87 (September 16, 1935-July 26, 2023) One of the most photographed Black models of the '50s and '60s OBIT

Mars Williams, 68 (May 29, 1955-November 20, 2023) Saxophonist OBIT

Always a Treat (Image via CBS)

Treat Williams, 71 (December 1, 1951-June 12, 2023) Star of stage, screen and TV known for The Ritz (1976), Hair (1979), Prince of the City (1981), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Smooth Talk (1985), TV's A Streetcar Named Desire (1984), the TV film The Late Shift (1996) and the series Everwood (2002-2006), among many other projects OBIT

Beverly Willis, 95 (February 17, 1928-October 1, 2023) Architect and advocate for more women in the field OBIT

Ian Wilmut, 79 (July 7, 1944-September 10, 2023) He cloned Dolly the sheep (1996-2003) OBIT

Ann Wilson, 91 (October 14, 1931-March 11, 2023) Artist who was the last of the Coenties Slip group OBIT

George Winston, 74 (February 11, 1949-June 4, 2023) Pianist with a soothing style OBIT 

Jane Wodening, 87 (September 7, 1936-November 17, 2023) Experimental film star, writer OBIT

Rick Wolff, 71 (July 14, 1951-April 10, 2023) WFAN radio host OBIT

Oliver Wood, 80 (circa 1942-February 13, 2023) Cinematographer noted for work in the films Die Hard 2 (1990), Face/Off (1997), the Bourne franchise (2002-2007) and Freaky Friday (2003) OBIT

John Wright, 79 (circa 1943-April 20, 2023) Emmy-winning film editor who was Oscar-nominated for work on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Speed (1994) OBIT

William A. Wulf, 83 (December 8, 1939-March 10, 2023) Computer-science pioneer who became one of the first to earn a degree in the field OBIT

Samuel Wurzelbacher, 49 (December 3, 1973-August 27, 2023) Known as Joe the Plumber, he confronted Barack Obama (b. 1961) in 2008 OBIT

Carmen Xtravaganza, 62 (April 9, 1961-August 5, 2023) Legendary ballroom figure featured in Paris Is Burning (1990) OBIT

Ryuzo Yanagimachi, 95 (August 27, 1928-September 27, 2023) Researcher who cloned mice OBIT

Jiang Yanyong, 91 (October 4, 1931-March 11, 2023) Retired surgeon who exposed China's 2003 SARS crisis OBIT

Cal Yarborough, 84 (March 7, 1939-December 31, 2023) NASCAR Hall of Famer OBIT

Toby Yates, 61 (September 18, 1962-November 17, 2023) Film editor OBIT

Yoshio Yoda, 88 (March 31, 1934-January 13, 2023) Actor who appeared on all 138 episodes of McHale's Navy (1962-1966) OBIT

Fight club (Image via UA)

Burt Young, 83 (April 30, 1940-October 8, 2023) Paulie in the Rocky movies (1976-2006) OBIT

Ed Young, 91 (November 28, 1931-September 29, 2023) Prolific illustrator OBIT

Gary Young, 70 (May 3, 1953-August 17, 2023) Pavement drummer OBIT

Sarah Young, 77 (March 15, 1946-August 31, 2023) Christian writer OBIT

Rob Young, 76 (circa 1947-June 11, 2023) Oscar-nominated sound mixer OBIT

Peterson Zah, 85 (December 2, 1937-March 7, 2023) First president of the Navajo Nation OBIT

Slava Zaitsev, 85 (March 2, 1938-April 30, 2023) Soviet-era fashion designer OBIT

Virginia Zeani, 97 (October 21, 1925-March 20, 2023) Noted soprano OBIT

Bill Zehme, 64 (October 28, 1958-March 26, 2023) Prolific celebrity biographer OBIT

Sam Zell, 81 (September 28, 1941-May 18, 2023) Merciless media tycoon OBIT

From bad to nurse — Bobbie started out as a schemer, ended up as a beloved character. (Image via ABC)

Jacklyn Zeman, 70 (March 6, 1953-May 10, 2023) Bobbie on General Hospital (1977-2023) OBIT

Benjamin Zephaniah, 65 (April 15, 1958-December 7, 2023) Peaky Blinders (2013-2022) actor OBIT

George S. Zimbel, 93 (July 15, 1929-January 9, 2023) Photographer who took the most iconic Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) Seven Year Itch (1955) skirt-blowing images OBIT

Jock Zonfrillo, 46 (August 4, 1976-April 30, 2023) MasterChef Australia (2013-2023) judge OBIT

Harold zur Hausen, 87 (March 11, 1936-May 29, 2023) Nobel Prize winner who discovered the cause of cervical cancer OBIT